The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.

The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.

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The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.

Publisher: A. H. and A. W. Reed, 1976, first edition.

Very good hardback with jacket. A little rubbing and bumping to boards, binding firm, no inscriptions, pages are very good, minor marks. Jacket is rubbed, creased, marked and chipped with some fading.

504 pages, NZ map showing tribal boundaries, numerous genealogical lists. tables etc throughout.

This controversial examination of the "discovery and origin traditions of the Maori" questions the established traditions and folklore that the arrival and settlement by a Great Fleet of canoes, in the 1300s, led to the foundation of the Maori race in New Zealand. Coming at a time when this concept was already under academic challenge, this important addition to the literature introduced a new level of depth and investigation to the subject. As a result, Simmons work is a hefty volume of seven parts, eight appendices, bibliography, genealogical and names index plus general index. A classic New Zealand history book which disproved the myth of the Great Fleet that supposedly settled New Zealand in ca. 1350.

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The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.
The Great New Zealand Myth: A study of the discovery and origin traditions of the Maori. by D.R. Simmons.