Hine Toa: An extraordinary memoir by a trailblazing voice in women's, queer and Maori liberation movements, WINNER of the 2025 Ockham General Non-F (eBook)

Ngahuia te Awekotuku (Autor)

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2024
336 Seiten
Harpercollins (Verlag)
9781775492634 (ISBN)

Infos

An incredible memoir by a trailblazing voice in women's, queer and Maori liberation movements***Winner of the general non-fiction award at the the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2025*** 'Remarkable. At once heartbreaking and triumphant' Patricia GraceIn the 1950s, a young Ngahuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whanau dismiss her dreams. To them, she is just a show-off, always getting into trouble, talking back and running away.In this fiery memoir about identity and belonging, Ngahuia te Awekotuku describes what was possible for a restless working-class girl from the pa. After moving to Auckland for university, Ngahuia advocates resistance as a founding member of Nga Tamatoa and the Women's and Gay Liberation movements, becoming a critical voice in protests from Waitangi to the streets of Wellington.'Extraordinary, vivid, riveting. I learned, I laughed and I wept over this book' Dame Fiona Kidman'Beautifully written and fiercely honest' Deborah Challinor'Brilliant. This timely coming-of-age memoir by an iconic activist will rouse the rebel in us all. I loved it' Tina Makereti

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.4.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• ISBN-13: 9781775492634 / 9781775492634