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Singer in a Songless Land : a Life of Edward Tregear, 1846?1931.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Edward Tregear was one of New Zealand's most prominent citizens and widely published intellectuals. He was an authority on Maori and Polynesian studies, a controversial 'socialist' and secretary of the Department of Labour, and a key player in att...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
Auckland University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Prologue; 1. 'The Fates remove me From human dwellings to the desert landes' 1846-1882; 2. 'Every wood and hill, every lake and river is haunted by beautiful or dreadful beings' 1882-1885; 3. 'A gentleman well known in scientific circles' 1885-1891; 4. 'Apostle of bureaucracy' 1891-1896; 5. 'The moody man who pines for the voices in the mist' 1891-1896; 6. 'Practically I am the Minister of Labour' 1896-1906; 7. 'Islets of coral ringed with calm Farewell, farewell!' 1896-1906; 8. 'I look upon pessimism as mere disappointed egoism' 1906-1911.
- 9. 'I ... fight in the open now' 1911-191410. 'To prepare ... for the Great Adventure' 1914-1931; Epilogue; Abbreviations; References; Bibliography; Publications by Tregear; Index; Back Cover.