The intervening years: A New Zealand account of the period between the 1910 visit of Halley's Comet and its reappearance in 1986 by Neil Colquhoun Begg
$20.00
Secondhand paperback very good condition
The Intervening Years: A New Zealand Account of the Period Between the 1910 Visit of Halley's Comet and its Reappearance in 1986 by Neil Colquhoun Begg is a fascinating social and historical reflection on New Zealand across much of the twentieth century.
Using the two appearances of Halley’s Comet as symbolic bookends, Begg traces the enormous cultural, technological, political, and social changes experienced in New Zealand between 1910 and 1986. The book captures everyday life, wartime experiences, shifting attitudes, and the transformation of the country through decades of change.
A thoughtful and engaging work of New Zealand social history, ideal for readers interested in Kiwi heritage, nostalgia, twentieth-century history, and the changing identity of Aotearoa.
Author: Neil Colquhoun Begg
Category: New Zealand History / Social History
Format: Paperback
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, HISTORY, NON-FICTION BOOKS, NOSTALGIA, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, SOCIETY & CULTURE, SPACE & ASTRONOMY
Type: Book
Category: 20TH CENTURY, AOTEAROA, ASTRONOMY, BOOKS, COMETS, CULTURAL HISTORY, HALLEYS COMET, HISTORICAL, HISTORY, KIWI HISTORY, KIWIANA, NEIL COLQUHOUN BEGG, NEW ZEALAND CULTURE, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY, NON FICTION, NOSTALGIA, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, SOCIAL HISTORY, TWENTIETH CENTURY
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