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The wonder country : making New Zealand tourism / Margaret McClure.
- Title
- The wonder country : making New Zealand tourism / Margaret McClure.
- Author
- McClure, Margaret.
- Publication
- Auckland , N.Z. : Auckland University Press, c2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | G155.N38 M39 2004 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 318 p. : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.
- Summary
- The story of tourism in New Zealand from 1870 through to the end of the 20th century. McClure follows the development of tourist sites and landmark hotels; the Centennial Exhibition, the establishment of the National Film Unit, the Tourist Hotel Corporation and Air New Zealand. Activities are as important in this story as places and institutions.
- Subject
- Tourism > New Zealand > History
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-313) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Nature's marvels, 1870-1900 -- The metropolis of Geyserland, 1901-1909 -- A spice of adventure in their pleasure, 1909-22 -- The romance of rail, 1922-29 -- The playground of the north, 1929-39 -- By the people, for the people, 1939-45 -- The Cinderella of industries, 1946-59 -- The jet age, 1960-76 -- An island unto itself, 1976-91 -- Extreme New Zealand, 1991-2003.
- ISBN
- 1869403193 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2004444316
- OCLC
- 56755898
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library