{"product_id":"te-koparapara","title":"Te Kōparapara","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-end=\"557\" data-start=\"516\"\u003eThis book is written in English.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn introduction to Māori history, culture and society for students and general readers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKa rite te kōpara e kō nei i te ata\u003cbr\u003eIt is like a bellbird singing at dawn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the clear morning song of te kōparapara, the bellbird, this book aims to allow the Māori world to speak for itself through an accessible introduction to Māori culture, history and society from an indigenous perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn twenty-one illustrated chapters, leading scholars introduce Māori culture (including tikanga on and off the marae and key rituals like pōwhiri and tangihanga), Māori history (from the beginning of the world and the waka migration through to Māori protest and urbanisation in the twentieth century), and Māori society today (including twenty-first century issues like education, health, political economy and identity). Each chapter provides a descriptive narrative covering the major themes, written in accessible formal English, including appropriate references to te reo Māori and to the wider Pacific. Chapters are illustrated with a mixture of images, maps and diagrams as well as relevant songs and sayings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTe Kōparapara is an authoritative and accessible introduction to the past, present and future of the Māori world for students and general readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKo te manu kai i te miro nōna te ngahere, ko te manu kai i te mātauranga nōna te ao.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bird that feasts on miro tree berries belongs to the bush, the bird that feasts on knowledge belongs to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook Details\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.087%; height: 39.1876px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eISBN: 9781776711413\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublished: 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePages: 352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAuckland University Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Tā Pou Temara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806294737178,"sku":"9781869404067","price":0.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/2540\/6746\/files\/te-koparapara-maori-history-culture-book.jpg?v=1773128309","url":"https:\/\/tetiniroto.com\/products\/te-koparapara","provider":"Te Tini Roto","version":"1.0","type":"link"}