"Explores how the ... Asian population of New Zealand is affecting our understanding of Asia and altering the way we see our own identity"--Back cover.

This monumental series, acclaimed as a "masterpiece of comprehensive scholarship" in the New York Times Book Review, reveals the impact of Asia's high civilizat

These essays argue that recentring Asia necessitates a revision not only of notions of Asia but also of the centre itself. On the one hand, recentring Asia asse

Examining the development of a sense of national identity in a British colony, this highly authoritative work is a valuable addition to the literature in New Ze

'Men no longer whisper "Revolution", they shout it; and they no longer carry banners, but throw bricks' - Letter home from Harvard, 1970. Jock Phillips grew up