The big smoke : New Zealand cities 1840-1920

Schrader, Ben

Notes
Building towns, selling cities -- Towns becoming cities -- Social and cultural life -- Māori and the city -- City crowds -- Street people -- Creating healthy cities -- Backlash against the city. Summary: Explores such questions as: what did cities look like and how did they change; why were women especially drawn to live in cities; in what ways did Māori experience and shape cities; how far was the street a living room and stage for city life; and why did New Zealand so quickly became a nation of townspeople?
Location edition Bar Code due date
NZ History L018993
Genre:Non Fiction
Dewey:307.76
call #:NZ 307.76 SCH
ISBN:9780947492434
pub:2016