The Ideal Society and its Enemies - The Foundations of Modern New Zealand Society, 1850-1900

Some shelf wear. Sun discolouration to spine and cover.

Auckland University Press, 1990.

In this challenging and provocative study of the nature of settler society in 19th-century New Zealand, Fairburn focuses on the lives of the common people and presents a rigorous and original description of the place and time which is radically different from those of previous historians. An important book that will have a major impact on our understanding of New Zealand's past, it is also a significant contribution to the study of new societies...