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October 2024

 

Haere mai and welcome to our History & Current Events newsletter.

Find great reads and resources about wars, revolutions, and extraordinary lives all over the world - in the present day, and the past.

 

Staff List

New For You - History & Current Events - October 2024

The newest additions to the collection that explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"Rasputin" by Beevor, Antony, 1946-
"How Flowers Made Our World" by Haskell, David George, 1969-
"Keep Calm We Are Coming" by Crosby, R. D.
"History of War"
"The Queen" by Morgan, Michelle, 1970-
"These Isles" by Groom, Brian
"How Flowers Made Our World" by Haskell, David George, 1969-
More history

New Zealand history

"The British Monarch, Māori Chiefs & Sub Tribes of New Zealand" by MacKey-Hoterene, Beau, 1983-
"Keep Calm We Are Coming" by Crosby, R. D.
"Atarau" by Light, Rowan
"The Spirit of Manaaki" by Mines, Stephanie
"Wild Life" by Werry, Philippa, 1958-
"A Year at Awakino Station" by Mathisen, Jaz
"Keep Calm We Are Coming" by Crosby, R. D.
More NZ history

Featured topic: Fascism

"Blackshirts and Reds" by Parenti, Michael, 1933-2026
"Erasing History" by Stanley, Jason
"Fascism and the Global Far Right" by Fuentes Codera, Maximiliano
"Fascists Among Us" by Sparrow, Jeff, 1969-
"The Invisible Doctrine" by Monbiot, George, 1963-
"Alt Reich" by Ahmed, Nafeez Mosaddeq
"Erasing History" by Stanley, Jason
More titles
 

Blog Post

I Seek a Kind Person Review

Troy reviews I Seek A Kind Person by Julian Borger, a book about his father and other Jewish children who escaped the Nazis.

 

Library events

Website

NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa

May is NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.

Video

New Favourites Collection on Kanopy

New to Kanopy. The Favourites Collection with unlimited, credit-free viewing.

Website

NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa

May is NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.

Video

New Favourites Collection on Kanopy

New to Kanopy. The Favourites Collection with unlimited, credit-free viewing.

 

Blog Post

Podcast – Geneva Conventions at 75

This episode looks at the international agreements Geneva Conventions, putting them in historic and political context.

 

More from the Library

Our annual Christchurch Photo Hunt competition is on again. Entries are open until 31 October.

 
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