Being Pakeha: The Politics of Location

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  • Lydia Wevers

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https://doi.org/10.26686/jnzs.v0i4/5.104

Abstract

Discusses the work and influence of New Zealand historian Michael King, in particular 'Being Pakeha' and 'Being Pakeha Now'. While commending King on his desire to explore and articulate the Maori worldview the author believes that the views and interpretations given are built on a historically privileged position.

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Author Biography

Lydia Wevers

Lydia Wevers is Director of the Stout Research Centre of New Zealand Studies, Victoria University of Wellington. Her most recent book, Country of Writing (2002), is an analysis of travel writing about New Zealand. ʻBeing Pakeha: The Politics of Locationʼ was presented at the ʻBiculturalism or Multiculturalism?ʼ conference, University of Canterbury, 2005.
Journal of New Zealand Studies 2006 No. 4/5

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2006-01-01

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No. 4/5 (2006): Journal of New Zealand Studies

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