ISBN: 9781869419059 - . (5 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy with only light shelf wear. Railways have played a central role in New Zealand politics, economics, trade union history, tourism and popular culture. Yet rail history has been largely neglected by professional historians. While the field has long been popular with enthusiasts, they have tended to focus on locomotive and rolling stock minutiae, engineering feats and so on, and have paid little attention to social and cultural aspects. This stunning looking book includes a brief outline of the development of rail in NZ; and looks at who uses the trains and why; daily life on and off the rails; the train in popular culture and the collective memory. Neill Atkinson is a professional historian with the Ministry of Culture and Heritage in Wellington and the depth of his research is matched by the accessibility of his writing. For postage outside NZ this volume weighs 0.9kg and can be checked for its postage cost to your location at NZ Post Ratefinder We do not make a profit from postage.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy with only light shelf wear. Railways have played a central role in New Zealand politics, economics, trade union history, tourism and popular culture. Yet rail history has been largely neglected by professional historians. While the field has long been popular with enthusiasts, they have tended to focus on locomotive and rolling stock minutiae, engineering feats and so on, and have paid little attention to social and cultural aspects. This stunning looking book includes a brief outline of the development of rail in NZ; and looks at who uses the trains and why; daily life on and off the rails; the train in popular culture and the collective memory. Neill Atkinson is a professional historian with the Ministry of Culture and Heritage in Wellington and the depth of his research is matched by the accessibility of his writing. For postage outside NZ this volume weighs 0.9kg and can be checked for its postage cost to your location at NZ Post Ratefinder We do not make a profit from postage.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy with only light shelf wear. Railways have played a central role in New Zealand politics, economics, trade union history, tourism and popular culture. Yet rail history has been largely neglected by professional historians. While the field has long been popular with enthusiasts, they have tended to focus on locomotive and rolling stock minutiae, engineering feats and so on, and have paid little attention to social and cultural aspects. This stunning looking book includes a brief outline of the development of rail in NZ; and looks at who uses the trains and why; daily life on and off the rails; the train in popular culture and the collective memory. Neill Atkinson is a professional historian with the Ministry of Culture and Heritage in Wellington and the depth of his research is matched by the accessibility of his writing. For postage outside NZ this volume weighs 0.9kg and can be checked for its postage cost to your location at NZ Post Ratefinder We do not make a profit from postage.…

Soft Covers. Zustand: NF. No Jacket. Reprint. Sub-titled "How Railways Made New Zealand" is a history of the influences this form of transport had on the the country and its people. It recalls the "Golden Age" of rail travel, often from the recollections of the travellers, with fond memories of long journeys in trains hauled by steam engines, frequent stops, tea in immensely strong china cups, pies and chunks of fruit cake hurridly purchased at crowded refreshment rooms at stations, often in isolated towns --- the time when trail travelled was something of a real adventure. The railway was vital in opening up the hinterland for settlement and development. In latter years, however, with road and air travel becoming popular, the rail struggled to maintain passenger services, with freight services predominating. Atkinson covers all aspects of the system, from construction to near extinction, but wonders whether environmental factors and energy problems may eventually lead to a revival of the fortunes of rail. First published 2007, with this reprint that year. 250 pages including notes, bibliography and index, lavishly illustrated throughout with colour and b/w photos and art, the latter including works by noted artists and many Railway promotional posters, documents, maps/diagrams. Pictorial card covers (photo to front, colour posters at back) with flaps front and back are NF, ditto text block, no inscriptions. Photos, Art, Maps, Diagrams, Documents (illustrator).…

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.