History Group Publications - reviews
The following reviews have been commissioned by the History Group for publications they have produced. The views expressed in the reviews are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the History Group or the Ministry.
Reviews:
- Roberto Rabel, New Zealand and the Vietnam War: Politics and Diplomacy, Auckland University Press, Auckland, 2005. Reviewed by Roger Dingman, University of Southern California.
- Ben Schrader, We Call it Home: A History of State Housing in New Zealand. Reviewed by Louise Shaw.
- David Young, Our Islands, Our Selves: A History of Conservation in New Zealand. Reviewed by Chris Maclean.
- John E. Martin, The House: New Zealand’s House of Representatives 1854–2004. Reviewed by Barry Gustafson.
- Megan Hutching (ed.) with Roberto Rabel, A Fair Sort of Battering: New Zealanders Remember the Italian Campaign. Reviewed by Ray Grover.
- Ian McGibbon, New Zealand and the Second World War: The People, the Battles and the Legacy. Reviewed by Deborah Montgomerie.
- Christopher Pugsley, From Emergency to Confrontation: The New Zealand Armed Forces in Malaya and Borneo 1949–1966. Reviewed by Roberto Rabel.
- Neill Atkinson, Adventures in Democracy: A History of the Vote in New Zealand. Reviewed by Jack Vowles.
- Megan Hutching (ed.) with Ian McGibbon, Inside Stories: New Zealand Prisoners of War Remember. Reviewed by Tony Nightingale.
- Louise Shaw, Learning for Life: The Origins of Auckland University of Technology, 1895-2000. Reviewed by Kirstie Ross.
- The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume Five, 19411960. Reviewed by Melanie Nolan.
- Neill Atkinson, Rewarding Service: A History of the Government Superannuation Fund. Reviewed by Brian Easton.
- Rory Sweetman. 'A Fair and Just Solution'?: A History of the Integration of Private Schools in New Zealand. Reviewed by Catherine Hodder.
- Ian McGibbon. Kiwi Sappers: The Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers' Century of Service. Reviewed by Richard Taylor.