A new softback edition of this modern classic of our most renowned
tree, the totara. A wonder of evolution, the big tree of the
forest, the wood behind Maori carving and Pakeha fence posts: the
'mighty totara' is New Zealand's tree and this book tells its
story. The 'mighty totara' is one of our most extraordinary trees.
Among the biggest and oldest trees in the New Zealand forest, the
heart of Maori carving and culture, trailing no. 8 wire as fence
posts on settler farms, clambered up in the Pureora protests of the
1980s: the story of New Zealand can be told through totara. Simpson
tells that story like nobody else could. In words and pictures,
through waka and leaves, farmers and carvers, he takes us deep
inside the trees: their botany and evolution, their role in Maori
life and lore, their uses by Pakeha, and their current status in
our environment and culture. By doing so, Simpson illuminates the
natural world and the story of Maori and Pakeha in this country.
Our largest trees, the kauri Tane Mahuta and the totara Pouakani,
are both thought to be around 1000 years old. They were here before
we humans were and their relatives will probably be here when we
are gone. Totara has been central to life in this country for
thousands of years. This book tells a great tree's story, and that
is our story too.
General
Imprint: |
Auckland University Press
|
Country of origin: |
New Zealand |
Release date: |
November 2019 |
First published: |
2019 |
Authors: |
Phillip Simpson
|
Dimensions: |
260 x 224 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
300 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-86940-906-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-86940-906-X |
Barcode: |
9781869409067 |
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