Civilisation: Twenty places on the edge of the world - Steve Braunias
Civilisation: Twenty places on the edge of the world - Steve Braunias

Civilisation: Twenty places on the edge of the world - Steve Braunias

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WINNER OF THE 2013 NEW ZEALAND POST BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION
‘For three years, whenever I could, I went to places no one went to, drawn to their averageness, their nothingness, their banal and exhilarating New Zealandness – small towns, unremarkable suburbs, frozen bases and equatorial outposts… wherever there was any sign of New Zealand civilisation. I chose them at random. I’d look at a map and say out loud, “There.” People said, “Where?” The next question they asked was, “Why?” They especially asked that in the places I visited. They couldn’t believe anyone would find where they lived of any interest. But the places were probably New Zealand at its best.’

Civilisation is vintage Steve Braunias, the scavenger and social lodestone, rich, fascinating and occasionally disturbing stories of places from Kawakawa and Antarctica over the seas – and the people who live in them, their lives, loves, aspirations, and sometimes dark secrets.

Condition: good. Crease on back cover. Paperback.