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This analysis of gender, sexuality, and power in sport evaluates how affirmative action programs for women have been implemented in sporting organizations in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Based on in-depth interviews with over one hundred men and women managers and supported by colorful examples from the popular press, Managing Gender shows that affirmative action initiatives usually have been marginalized, trivialized, or incorporated into the corporate-managerial and masculinist cultures that pervade sporting organizations, the media, and the state. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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In Aboriginal and Mâori literature, the circle and the spiral are the symbolic metaphors for a never-ending journey of discovery and rediscovery. The journey itself, with its indigenous perspectives and sense of orientation, is the most significant act of cultural recuperation. The present study outlines the fields of indigenous writing in Australia and New Zealand in the crucial period between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s – particularly eventful years in which postcolonial theory attempted to ‘centre the margins’ and indigenous writers were keen to escape the particular centering offered in search of other positions more in tune with their creative sensibilities. Indigenous writing relinquished its narrative preference for social realism in favour of traversing old territory in new spiritual ways; roots converted into routes.

Standard postcolonial readings of indigenous texts often overwrite the ‘difference’ they seek to locate because critical orthodoxy predetermines what ‘difference’ can be. Critical evaluations still tend to eclipse the ontological grounds of Aboriginal and Mâori traditions and specific ways of moving through and behaving in cultural landscapes and social contexts. Hence the corrective applied in Circles and Spirals – to look for locally and culturally specific tracks and traces that lead in other directions than those catalogued by postcolonial convention.

This agenda is pursued by means of searching enquiries into the historical, anthropological, political and cultural determinants of the present state of Aboriginal and Mâori writing (principally fiction). Independent yet interrelated exemplary analyses of works by Keri Hulme and Patricia Grace and Mudrooroo and Sam Watson (Australia) provided the ‘thick description’ that illuminates the author’s central theses, with comparative side-glances at Witi Ihimaera, Heretaunga Pat Baker and Alan Duff (New Zealand) and Archie Weller and Sally Morgan (Australia).

Contents: AcknowledgementsPrefaced: A Declaration of Intent at the Border of Contested Terrain1 Beginnings: Circles and Spirals2 Death of the Author – Rebirth of the Storyteller3 Exile and Return – From the Landscapes of Unbelonging: The Social Realism of the Aboriginal and the Mâori Fringe4 The Void as Creative Metaphor: The Bone People by Keri Hulme5 The Community as Protagonist:Potiki by Patricia Grace6 The Land as Text – The Text as Land:Master of the Ghost Dreaming by Mudrooroo7 Writing the Circle – The Politics of the Sacred Site:The Kadaitcha Sung by Sam Watson8 Endings – or BeginningsWorksCited ... Read more

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Since European contact with Maori, fluency in te reo Maori (Maori language) in New Zealand has dramatically declined, however there has been a revitalisation of te reo Maori in the last 25 years. However, not only have Maori undertaken to keep the language alive but additionally some Pakeha (non-Maori New Zealanders) have also taken on the challenge. This work explores the experiences of European New Zealanders who have learnt te reo Maori (Maori language) and how through their learning they have gained a better understanding of what it means to be Pakeha in New Zealand. This monograph looks at the reasons why Pakeha New Zealanders want to learn te reo Maori and their experiences from learning te reo Maori and being involved with Maori culture within both te ao Maori (the Maori world) and te ao Pakeha (the western world). The concept of a Pakeha identity, one that involves a relationship with te ao Maori is also investigated along with the exploration of the idea that te reo Maori can be the basis of a shared national identity that could bring all New Zealanders together. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, published by Australian Academic Press Pty. Ltd. on April 1, 2010. The length of the article is 12086 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Kiwis, clubs and drugs: club cultures in Wellington, New Zealand.
Author: Fiona Hutton
Publication: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2010
Publisher: Australian Academic Press Pty. Ltd.
Volume: 43Issue: 1Page: 91(21)

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Cross culture in art in New Zealand: a visualexploration in stone carving.This project explores the visual motifs andsubject matter from differing cultures within NewZealand, combined in a hybrid form thatenables a personal commentary about aspects of crossculture.This commentary reveals both the negativeaspects of culture and the acceptance ofthe differences that make us unique as individuals.As a practicing artist in stone in New Zealand,particularly one that carves a culturally chargedmaterial as pounamu (greenstone), there are manyissues concerning the collection, ownership andcarving of this stone.Cross-cultural issues are anintegral part of life, not just a study forinterest?s sake.Stone is more than a solid medium for artisticexpression.To me stone contains its own life forceand always has the ability to influence the ultimateoutcome of a carving.The artist is co-creator withthe stone resulting in a unique artistic expressionthat is visual and tactile. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada, published by Bibliographical Society of Canada on September 22, 2000. The length of the article is 921 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Book & print in New Zealand: a guide to print culture in Aotearoa.
Publication: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2000
Publisher: Bibliographical Society of Canada
Volume: 38Issue: 2Page: 131-3

Article Type: Book Review

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Chapters: Taniwha, Mana, Kakapo, Taonga, New Zealand Cuisine, Huia, New Zealand Hip Hop, One Tree Hill, New Zealand, Poi, Māori Mythology, Māori Traditional Textiles, Whitehead, Apirana Ngata, Māori Television, Māori Music, Marae, Hāngi, Kapa Haka, Māori King Movement, Witi Ihimaera, Tā Moko, Whakapapa, Tāngata Whenua, Waka, Moana, Ka Mate, Keri Hulme, Black Grace, Pounamu, Te Reo, Taiaha, Pōwhiri, New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, Ki-O-Rahi, Whare Whakairo, Rāhui, Māori Television Service, Mokoia Island, Hone Taiapa, Jake "The Muss" Heke, Taua, Patu, Kaitiaki, Kākā Poria, Mere, Māori Toa, Koru Flag, Tāniko, Mu Torere, Tohunga, Ngati Ranana, Kurī, Mount Taupiri, Māori Poetry, Karanga, Te Karere, Taha Māori, Boil-Up, Toi Maori Aotearoa, Kotiate, Tikanga Māori, Tewhatewha, Karakia, Wahaika, Māripi, Hoeroa, Tapawai, Waka Taua. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 282. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Kakapo (Mori: kkp, meaning night parrot), Strigops habroptila (Gray, 1845) , also called owl parrot, is a species of flightless nocturnal parrot endemic to New Zealand. It has finely blotched yellow-green plumage, a distinct facial disc of sensory, vibrissa-like feathers, a large grey beak, short legs, large feet, and wings and a tail of relatively short length. A certain combination of traits makes it unique among its kindit is the world's only flightless parrot, the heaviest parrot, nocturnal, herbivorous, visibly sexually dimorphic in body size, has a low basal metabolic rate, no male parental care, and is the only parrot to have a polygynous lek breeding system. It is also possibly one of the world's longest-living birds. Its anatomy typifies the tendency of bird evolution on oceanic islands with few predators and abundant food: accretion of thermodynamic efficiency at the e...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=89074 ... Read more