About the new book list

11/18/2009

The RSS feeds for the new books list is updated every Wednesday and contains a list of books added to the Ellis Library collection for the last six weeks. The titles are grouped by call number classification, and are listed by week and alphabetically by title.

Books for the most recent weeks are currently on the New Books Shelves inside the north entrance of Ellis Library. They can be checked out.

Archaeological settlement patterns and mobility strategies : lower Adelaide River, Northern Australia / Sally Brockwell. (10/28/2009)

10/28/2009

Call #: DU391 .B76 2009

The Dragon & the Taniwha : Māori and Chinese in New Zealand / edited by Manying Ip. (9/30/2009)

9/30/2009

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Product Description

Analyzing for the first time the relationship between the tangata whenua and the country’s earliest non-European immigrant group, this study investigates how two different marginalized groups in New Zealand society—the Maori and the Chinese—have interacted over the last 150 years. Various aspects are explored, such as how Maori newspapers have portrayed Chinese publications and vice versa, the changing demography of Chinese and Maori populations, Maori-Chinese marriages, and the ancient migration of both groups. The ethnically diverse contributors—from Maori to Chinese to European scholars—tackle numerous questions from many angles as well, such as Do the Maori resent Chinese immigrants? Do Chinese New Zealanders understand the role of the tangata whenua? and Have Maori and Chinese formed alliances based on common values and history? The result is an engaging portrait of the past and present relationships between two important peoples. Since race relations in New Zealand have usually been examined in terms of Maori and Pakeha, this unique exploration of Maori–Chinese relations portrays a much richer and more complex social fabric.

About the Author

Manying Ip is an associate professor of Chinese in the Asian studies department of the University of Auckland. She is the author of Aliens at My Table: Asians as New Zealanders See Them, Being Maori Chinese, Dragons on the Long White Cloud, and Home Away from Home: Life Stories of Chinese Women in New Zealand. She is the editor of Unfolding History Evolving Identity: The Chinese in New Zealand.

Call #: DU424.5.C5 D73 2009

MU Libraries New Books: History - Oceania (South Seas)

About the new book list

Archaeological settlement patterns and mobility strategies : lower Adelaide River, Northern Australia / Sally Brockwell. (10/28/2009)

The Dragon & the Taniwha : Māori and Chinese in New Zealand / edited by Manying Ip. (9/30/2009)