A great New Zealand prime minister? : reappraising William Ferguson Massey / edited by James Watson and Lachy Paterson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watson, James, 1952-

Paterson, Lachy, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Massey, W. F. (William Ferguson), 1856-1925.

Massey, W. F.

Prime ministers--New Zealand--Biography.

Prime ministers.

New Zealand.

New Zealand--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

New Zealand--Foreign relations.

International relations.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

172 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Dunedin, N.Z. : Otago University Press, 2011.

Contents:

1 Towards a Reassessment of W.F. Massey: One of New Zealand's Greatest Prime Ministers (Arguably) / Erik Olssen Olssen, Erik 15

2 Was Massey a Typical Ulster Immigrant? / Jock Phillips Phillips, Jock 31

3 'A worthy helpmeet': Christina Massey, Plunket and Maternalism / Linda Bryder Bryder, Linda 39

4 'Every man his own landlord': Mr Massey and the Fight for Freehold, 1894-1912 / Brad Patterson Patterson, Brad 49

5 Who Voted for Massey 1908-1914? / Miles Fairburn Fairburn, Miles, S. J. Haslett Haslett, S. J. 61

6 'Beery Bill the Orangeman': Another Look at William Ferguson Massey / Rory Sweetman Sweetman, Rory 77

7 'Old Bill was all right': William Ferguson Massey and the Soldiers / Glyn Harper Harper, Glyn 87

8 From Taiaha to Ko: Repatriation and Land Settlement for Maori Soldiers in New Zealand after World War I / Ashley Gould Gould, Ashley 97

9 'The greatest commercial traveller in the Empire': Massey and Trade / James Watson Watson, James 121.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [131]-162) and index.

ISBN:

9781877578076

187757807X

OCLC:

711044535