Notes

"A history of New Zealand since 1945. From a post-war society famous for dull conformity, this country has become one of the most ethnically, economically and socially diverse countries on Earth"--Back cover.

Contents
Peace, Prosperity, Consensus
Loosening the bonds, New Friends, New Enemies
Creating New Zealand Culture and Character
Leisure and Popular Pastimes : Unsettling Influences
In Ferment Contested and Protested Values
Schisms A Society Divided
Feminism and Gay Rights Liberation and its Legacy
Race Relation Renaissance and Reassessment
Transformations Doing the Impossible, Rainbow Warrior ANZUS
Focused by Events a Second Wave of Reform
Shifting Tides Maori, Pakeha and the Treaty after 1984
A Plaited Rope Immigration and its Impact
The Earthly Paradise Transformed
Homosexual Law Reform


Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.