Christchurch ChangingChristchurch Changing
An Illustrated History
Rev., 2nd ed.
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Book, 2008
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Current format, Book, 2008, Rev., 2nd ed., Available . Offered in 0 more formatsThis lively survey tells the story of a major New Zealand city, the capital of Canterbury province and the South Island's largest metropolitan centre. Why was a city established in the middle of a swamp? What was it like to live in Christchurch of the 1850s, the 1870s or the 1940s? What has changed, what has disappeared and what has survived from the past? Who were the people who made Christchurch what it is today? What makes the city distinctive among other New Zealand centres? These and many other questions are answered in this highly readable account. With many previously unpublished historic photos, this book was the first product of a sesquicentennial project based in the History Department of the University of Canterbury. Twice reprinted, this popular account has now been updated with a new final chapter covering the decade to 2008.
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- Christchurch, N.Z. : Canterbury University Press, 2008.
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