First published in 1967, this comprehensive study of the Maori in New Zealand covers Maori history and culture, language and art and has chapters on basic concepts in Maori culture; land kinship; the Marae Hui Maori and Pakeha Maori; spelling and pronunciation and more.

Until 1939 the Maori people remained an almost wholly rural community, but during and after the second world war increasing numbers of them migrated in search of work to the cities. This book presents a comparative study of two Maori communities, one in a traditional rural area and the other in Aukland, New Zealand's largest industrial centre.

Despite releasing records only on independent labels and receiving virtually no radio play, Dead Kennedys routinely top both critic and fan polls as the greatest punk band of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their sound was inventive and tetchy, and front man Jello Biafra s lyrics were incisive and often scathing. This chronicle the first in-depth book written about Dead Kennedys uses dozens of firsthand interviews, photos, and original artwork to offer a new perspective on a group that was mired in controversy almost from its inception. It examines and applauds the band s key role in...