Books on History > Australia & Oceania > New Zealand (Used, New, Out-of-Print)

AUDIOBOOKS | NEW BOOKS OF NOTE | BARGAIN BOOKS | Find a seller

» advanced search

Save on a few of their favorite things: Give bargain books

Get your gifts by December 24: Learn how

browse BOOKS

Page 1 of 12

sort by

1	Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story more books like this by Christina Thompson add to wishlist An extraordinary love story between a Maori man and an American woman, that inspires a graceful, revelatory search for understanding about the centuries-old collision of two wildly different cultures. "Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All" is the story of the cultural collision between Westerners and the Maoris of New Zealand, told ... see all copies from $3.38! new only from $8.85! \| first editions \| SVS
2	MR Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theater on H. M. Armed Vessel Bounty more books like this by Greg Dening add to wishlist William Bligh was one of the least physically violent disciplinarians in the British Navy, why, then, did he have a mutiny? Mr Bligh's Bad Language is a study of the mutiny on the Bounty, and its role in society and culture. Greg Dening draws on a wide range of influences, including modern cinematic portrayals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	A Concise History of New Zealand more books like this by Philippa Mein Smith add to wishlist New Zealand was the last major landmass, other than Antarctica, to be settled by humans. In this new account of New Zealand's history, Philippa Mein Smith considers this rugged and dynamic land from its break from Gondwana 80 million years ago to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Mein Smith highlights the effects of the country's ... see all copies from $4.44! new only from $4.49! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Australia and New Zealand more books like this by Anthony Trollope add to wishlist see all copies from $15.35! new only from $15.35! \| first editions
5	The forgotten people of the Pacific more books like this by Philippe Diolé add to wishlist see all copies from $6.21! first editions
6	Australia & New Zealand more books like this by Elaine Landau add to wishlist Discusses the history, geography, people, government, and economy of Australia and New Zealand. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| SVS
7	Australia more books like this by Erinn Banting add to wishlist This book is suitable for ages 9 to 14 years. Brilliant full-color photographs explore the topography, climate, and diverse wildlife that sets Australia apart from anywhere else in the world. Topics include: coastal cities and outback towns; northern tropical forests, cyclones, monsoons, bush fires; billabogs, artesian water, Lake Eyre, the Murray ... see all copies from $2.47! new only from $14.78!
8	A Traveller's History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands more books like this by John H Chambers add to wishlist This edition will give the curious tourist not only a modern-day portrait of New Zealand and the far-flung islands, but also looks at the early settling of this historic area. "Ideal before-you-go reading."--"The Daily Telegraph." see all copies from $4.95! new only from $11.56! \| SVS
9	A Sort of Conscience: The Wakefields more books like this by Philip Temple add to wishlist At once notorious and visionary, Edward Gibbon Wakefield and his brothers played a key but controversial role in the early British settlement of New Zealand, Australia and Canada. Once famed as New Zealand's 'Founding Fathers', they have since become the arch-villains of all post-colonial scenarios of the past. Deciding that neither myth made good ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $27.71! \| first editions \| SVS
10	An Ethnology of the Admiralty Islanders more books like this by Sylvia Ohnemus add to wishlist The Admiralty Islands are an independent state of Papua New Guinea. This text presents the findings of Alfred Buhler, who assembled a collection of documentation on the culture of the islands during 1931-32. Sylvia Ohnemus enhances these with her own contributions gathered in the field. see all copies from $17.12! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
11	Station Life in New Zealand more books like this by Barker add to wishlist Christchurch is very prettily situated; for although it stands on a perfectly flat plain, towards the sea there are the Port Hills, and the town itself is picturesque, owing to the quantities of trees and the irregular form of the wooden houses; and as a background we have the most magnificent chain of mountains--the back-bone of the island- ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.62! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Oceanic Art more books like this by Anthony J P Meyer, Olaf Wipperfurth (Photographer) add to wishlist A two volume set written in English, German and French throughout, include an introduction to the physical and historical situation of the South Pacific Island cultures and sections devoted to each cultural area of Oceania. This is a beautifully photgraphed collection of Oceanic art. see all copies from $32.95! new only from $58.00! \| first editions
13	Cousteau's Papua New Guinea Journey more books like this by Jean-Michel Cousteau, Mose Richards add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95! \| first editions
14 view cover	Xenophobe's Guide to the Aussies more books like this by Ken Hunt, Mike Taylor add to wishlist Highlights the unique character and behavior of the nation. Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.05!
15	Blue Horizons: Paradise Isles of the Pacific more books like this by Donald J. Crump (Editor), National Geographic Society add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	A traveller's history of Australia more books like this by John H. Chambers add to wishlist IN see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.03! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A History of the Pacific Islands more books like this by Steven Roger Fischer add to wishlist A History of the Pacific Islands traces the human history of nearly one-third of the globe over a fifty-thousand year span. This is history on a grand scale, taking the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia from prehistoric culture to the present day through a skilful interpretation of scholarship in the field. Fischer's familiarity with ... see all copies from $13.94! new only from $21.82! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Cultural atlas of Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific more books like this by Richard Nile, Christian Clerk add to wishlist This is an exploration into the geography, h istory, archaeology and anthropology of the Pacific region, with coverage including the Australian Aborigines, the diver se cultures of New Guinea, Pacific islanders, Polynesian voy agers, and white settlers ' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| first editions
19 view cover	Polynesian Mythology & Ancient Traditional History of the New Zealanders more books like this by George Grey add to wishlist see all copies from $17.34! new only from $17.34! \| SVS
20 view cover	Exploration and Exchange: A South Seas Anthology, 1680-1900 more books like this by Jonathan Lamb (Editor), Vanessa Smith (Editor), Nicholas Thomas (Editor) add to wishlist This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travellers who roamed the South Seas from the late 17th through the late 19th centuries. see all copies from $5.45! new only from $15.60! \| SVS
21 view cover	In Oceania - PB more books like this by Nicholas Thomas, Nicholas Thomas add to wishlist In this collection of essays, Nicholas Thomas, a leading theorist of historical anthropology, explores the historicisation of cultural encounters in the region referred to as Oceania. Basing his claims on wide-ranging historical and ethnographic research and building on his celebrated studies of exchange and colonialism in the Pacific, Thomas ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions
22 view cover	Mason: The Life of R. A. K. Mason more books like this by Rachel Barrowman add to wishlist The full story of the gifted but troubled R. A. K. Mason is told for the first time in this accessible biography. The puzzling reasons, after his extraordinary beginning, Mason almost completely stopped writing poetry are investigated. The legendary story of how Mason dumped 200 copies of his first book, "The Beggar, into Auckland harbor in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.29! \| first editions
23 view cover	Red Earth, Blue Sky: The Australian Outback more books like this by Margaret Rau add to wishlist Examines life in Australia's harsh yet beautiful desert known as the Outback. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.71! \| first editions \| SVS
24	The Pacific Navigators more books like this by Oliver E Allen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.81! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	A History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific: The Formation of Identities more books like this by Donald Denoon, Philippa Mein-Smith, Marivic Wyndham add to wishlist This book provides an arresting interpretation of the history of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific from the earliest settlements to the present. Usually viewed in isolation, these societies are covered here in a single account, in which the authors show how the peoples of the region constructed their own identities and influenced those of ... see all copies from $37.00! new only from $37.00! \| first editions

Page 1 of 12: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.

	Captain Bligh & Mr. Christian: The Men and the Mutiny by Richard Hough see all from $1.99! new only from $28.80!
	The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Encounters in the South Seas by Professor Anne Salmond see all from $2.30! new only from $14.99!
	Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain, Lord see all from $1.99! new only from $4.93!
	The Oxford Illustrated History of New Zealand by Keith Sinclair see all from $7.70! new only from $58.00!
	Islands and Ancestors: Indigenous Styles of Southeast Asia by Jean Paul Barbier (Editor), Douglas Newton (Editor), Philippe de Montebello (Foreword by) see all from $23.00! new only from $87.40!
	The Four Corners: One Woman's Solo Journey: Into the Heart of New Guinea by Kira Salak see all from $5.00! new only from $10.25!