Historical Dictionary of New Zealand
- ISBN-10
- 0582879817
- ISBN-13
- 9780582879812
- Category
- New Zealand
- Pages
- 313
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Authors
- Alan McRobie, William Keith Jackson
Description
The dictionary provides a reference to people, events and policies in New Zealand. It presents a chronology beginning in c200 AD, and there is an introductory essay 'New Zealand: a social and economic laboratory'. The bibliography is arranged in topical sections. Tables provide information about the population of New Zealand, the ethnic composition of the population, exports and imports, the creation of state-owned enterprises, and New Zealand government asset sales from March 1988 to November 1994.
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