Full Description
This book offers a unique insight into the key legal and social issues at play in New Zealand today. Tackling the most pressing issues, it tracks the evolution of these societal problems from 1840 to the present day.
Issues explored include: illegal drugs; racism; the position of women; the position of Maori and free speech and censorship. Through these issues, the authors track New Zealand's evolution to one of the most famously liberal and tolerant societies in the world.
Contents
1. Tikanga Maori and English Law
2. The Arrival of the Europeans
3. Forging a New Land
4. The New Zealand Wars Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa
5. God's Own Country6
6. The First World War
7. After the First World War
8. From Depression to Radical Change
9. The Second World War
10. After the Second World War
11. The Golden Years
12. A Time of Protest
13. Turbulent Times
14. A Country of Change
15. Setting a Steady Course
16. The Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
17. The Calm before the Storm
18. Unprecedented Challenges
