This Horrid Practice

Author : Paul Moon
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781742287058

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'Though stronger evidence of this horrid practice prevailing among the inhabitants of this coast will scarcely be required, we have still stronger to give.' - Captain James Cook This Horrid Practice uncovers an unexplored taboo of New Zealand history - the widespread practice of cannibalism in pre-European Maori society. Until now, many historians have tried to avoid it and many Maori have considered it a subject best kept quiet about in public. Paul Moon brings together an impressive array of sources from a variety of disciplines to produce this frequently contentious but always stimulating exploration of how and why Maori ate other human beings, and why the practice shuddered to a halt just a few decades after the arrival of Europeans in New Zealand. The book includes a comprehensive survey of cannibalism practices among traditional Maori, carefully assessing the evidence and concluding it was widespread. Other chapters look at how explorers and missionaries saw the practice; the role of missionaries and Christianity in its end; and, in the final chapter, why there has been so much denial on the subject and why some academics still deny that it ever happened. This Horrid Practice promises to be one of the leading works of New Zealand history published in 2008. It is a highly original work that every New Zealand history enthusiast will want to own and read.

Author : Paul Moon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Cannibalism
ISBN : OCLC:847204324

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Author : Paul Moon
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781742532431

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A Savage Country by Paul Moon Pdf

New Zealand in the 1820s had no government or bureaucratic presence; no newspapers were published; the literate population was probably no more than a couple of dozen people at any one time. Early explorers' assessments of New Zealand were haphazard at best - few knew what to make of this foreign land and its people. In this groundbreaking history of early New Zealand, Paul Moon details how so many of the events in this decade - the introduction of aggressive capitalism, the arrival of literacy and the beginnings of Maori print culture, intertribal warfare, Hongi Hika and the British connection, colonisation as a simultaneously destructive and beneficial force - influenced the nation's evolution over the remainder of the century. Moon leaves no stone unturned in his examination of this dynamic and fascinating pre-Treaty era. Surprising and engaging, A Savage Country does not merely recount events but takes us inside a changing country, giving a real sense of history as it happened. 'Paul Moon has produced an engrossing account of a singular, violent and confused decade in New Zealand's history.' Paul Little, North & South

Author : Paul Craddock
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780241370278

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Spare Parts by Paul Craddock Pdf

'Compelling' Christopher Hart, The Sunday Times 'A fascinating book' Daily Mail _______________________________________________________________ We think of transplant surgery as one of the medical wonders of the modern world -- but it's a lot older than you think. As ancient as the pyramids, its history is even more surprising. In Spare Parts, cultural historian Paul Craddock takes us on a fascinating journey and unearths incredible untold stories, from Indian surgeons regrafting lost noses in the sixth century BC, to the seventeenth century architect who helped pioneer blood transfusions, to the French seamstress whose needlework paved the way for kidney transplants in the early 1900s. Expertly weaving together philosophy, science and cultural history, Spare Parts explores how transplant surgery has constantly tested the boundaries between human, animal and machine. It shows us that the history -- and future -- of transplant surgery is tied up with questions not only about who we are, but also what we are, and what we might become. _______________________________________________________________ 'By turns delightful and disturbing . . . A thoroughly engrossing read that I couldn't put down' LINDSEY FITZHARRIS, author of The Facemaker and The Butchering Art 'Spare Parts is a fascinating read filled with adventure, delight and surprise' RAHUL JANDIAL, surgeon and author of Life on a Knife's Edge 'This is a joyful romp through a fascinating slice of medical history' WENDY MOORE, author of The Knife Man

Author : Paul Moon
Publisher : David Ling Publishing
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Ahu Mara
ISBN : 1877378046

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A Tohunga's Natural World by Paul Moon Pdf

Author : Edward Thornton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1837
Category : Criminals
ISBN : UOM:39015014192309

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Illustrations of the History and Practices of the Thugs by Edward Thornton Pdf

Author : Edward Adams
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813931500

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Liberal Epic by Edward Adams Pdf

In Liberal Epic, Edward Adams examines the liberal imagination’s centuries-long dependence on contradictory, and mutually constitutive, attitudes toward violent domination. Adams centers his ambitious analysis on a series of major epic poems, histories, and historical novels, including Dryden’s Aeneid, Pope’s Iliad, Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Byron’s Don Juan, Scott’s Life of Napoleon, Napier’s History of the War in the Peninsula, Macaulay’s History of England, Hardy’s Dynasts, and Churchill’s military histories—works that rank among the most important publishing events of the past three centuries yet that have seldom received critical attention relative to their importance. In recovering these neglected works and gathering them together as part of a self-conscious literary tradition here defined as liberal epic, Adams provides an archaeology that sheds light on contemporary issues such as the relation of liberalism to war, the tactics for sanitizing heroism, and the appeal of violence to supposedly humane readers. Victorian Literature and Culture Series

Author : Christopher Schaberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501364594

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Pedagogy of the Depressed by Christopher Schaberg Pdf

This book is one English professor's assessment of university life in the early 21st century. From rising mental health concerns and trigger warnings to learning management systems and the COVID pandemic, Christopher Schaberg reflects on the rapidly evolving landscape of higher education. Adopting an interdisciplinary public humanities approach, Schaberg considers the frequently exhausting and depressing realities of college today. Yet in these meditations he also finds hope: collaboration, mentoring, less grading, surface reading, and other pedagogical strategies open up opportunities to reinvigorate teaching and learning in the current turbulent decade.

Author : Gananath Obeyesekere
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520243088

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Cannibal Talk by Gananath Obeyesekere Pdf

"A tour de force: meticulously argued, nuanced, and wideranging in its interpretations. In the hands of a master, the prodigious scholarship and large intellectual appetite make for a very convincing, comprehensive work."—George Marcus, coeditor of Writing Culture "The sheer scope of Cannibal Talk is remarkable, and its contribution to the anthropology of colonialism outstanding. Obeyesekere's research, original thinking, and applied reading are unrivalled on the discourses of cannibalism and their implications. "—Paul Lyons, University of Hawai'i

Author : Paul Moon
Publisher : David Ling Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015074301436

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The Struggle for Tamaki Makaurau by Paul Moon Pdf

"This book offers a concise survey of Auckland's history in the centuries before European involvement. From the first Polynesian arrivals, through to the growth of the isthmus, and the devastating invasion that altered its entire political make-up in the mid-1700s, This book uncovers a truly fascinating history of the region, and will cause many Aucklanders to see their city in an entirely new light."--Back cover.

Author : Montague Summers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136740183

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A Popular History of Witchcraft (RLE Witchcraft) by Montague Summers Pdf

This is a comprehensive guide to the practices of witchcraft from their inception to the present day. Summers argues that all witchcraft is essentially the same, regardless of geographical location. He examines the practices of the cult in great detail, and its historical progression, within the context of the 1736 Repeal Act of George II.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1813
Category : Religion
ISBN : NYPL:33433081670980

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The Christian Observer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Janis Freegard
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781869408336

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The Glass Rooster by Janis Freegard Pdf

The poems in The Glass Rooster explore the spaces inhabited by humans and other creatures—from natural ecosystems to cities and even to outer space. Our guide on this journey is a glass rooster—observer of stars and lover of hens—who first popped up in Janis Freegard's poetry years ago and wanders unchecked through the book. Each of the eight sections (or "echo-systems") in the book—the Damp Places, Forest, Cityscape, the Alpine Zone, Space, Home & Garden, Underground, and In the Desert—is introduced by a triolet: a French poetic form with repeated lines. Other poems are arranged in pairs, each echoing something about the other, whether desert plants, the presence of balloons, or the dangers of working in a mine. The result is a tremendous, riotous exploration of an interconnected world.

Author : Alexander Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Infanticide
ISBN : UOMDLP:apg6475:0001.001

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Measures Adopted for the Suppression of Female Infanticide in the Province of Kattywar, &c by Alexander Walker Pdf

Author : Paul Moon
Publisher : David Ling Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015055100153

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Hone Heke by Paul Moon Pdf

This biography is a captivating account of the life of the Nga Puhi warrior chief Hone Heke. It is set against a background of political turmoil and ethnic tension, and at almost every turn, the reader will be surprised at the remarkable events and circumstances that engulfed New Zealand in the mid 1840s. Most New Zealanders know little of Heke except that he was the man who chopped down the flagpole. Now, Moon's research has revealed far more about this warrior who at one stage seemed to hold the future of the colony in his hand. Moon has portrayed Heke in an honest light and has combined his qualities, strengths, weaknesses and vanities in such a way that he breathes life on every page.