The Origins of an Experimental Society - by Erik Olssen (Hardcover)

Name: The Origins of an Experimental Society - by Erik Olssen (Hardcover)
Brand: Auckland University Press
SKU: 1004094076
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The history of New Zealand explained through powerful beliefs and the people who held them.
About the Author: Erik Olssen is emeritus professor at the Department of History, University of Otago.
584 Pages
History, Australia & New Zealand

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Book Synopsis

The history of New Zealand explained through powerful beliefs and the people who held them.

About the Author

Erik Olssen is emeritus professor at the Department of History, University of Otago. His research interests focus on the relationships between politics, society, ideas, culture and economics. He was elected an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Aparangi. His many books include A History of Otago (John McIndoe, 1984), The Red Feds: Revolutionary Industrial Unionism and the New Zealand Federation of Labour 1908- 14 (Oxford University Press, 1988), Building the New World: Work, Politics and Society in Caversham 1880s- 1920s (Auckland University Press, 1995), and (as co-author) An Accidental Utopia? Social Mobility and the Foundations of an Egalitarian Society, 1880- 1940 (Otago University Press, 2011).

Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.4 Inches (W) x 2.1 Inches (D)

Weight: 2.29 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 584

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Australia & New Zealand

Publisher: Auckland University Press

Format: Hardcover

Author: Erik Olssen

Language: English

Street Date: September 10, 2025

TCIN: 1004094076

UPC: 9781776711130

Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-0319

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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