紐西蘭史──白雲仙境.世外桃源

紐西蘭史──白雲仙境.世外桃源
ISBN-10
9571467405
ISBN-13
9789571467405
Category
History / Australia & New Zealand
Pages
332
Language
Chinese
Published
2022-01-21
Publisher
三民書局股份有限公司
Author
李龍華

Description

一片青山翠巒、旖旎風光之地,映入乘舟南行、尋找安居之所的毛利人眼前。他們蒞臨斯土,忍不住驚呼「歐提羅噢」(Aotearoa),頌讚這片被雲朵隱蔽之仙境──紐西蘭。紐西蘭地處南陲、孤立於世,塑造其天然獨特之景觀,北島的魔幻綺麗、南島的波瀾壯闊,世人莫不讚嘆這才是真正的世外桃源。

自十一世紀以來,毛利人乘著獨木舟陸續來到紐西蘭,為白雲仙境帶入豐富的文化內涵。而從十八世紀起,隨著資本主義與帝國主義之發展,紐西蘭得天獨厚的天然資源,吸引英人來此地謀求發展。然雙方從互惠到失衡、由合作到反目,一紙喪權屈辱的條約,迫使毛利人的「歐提羅噢」煙消雲散,轉眼間化為英國的「皇家殖民地」。

二十世紀中葉,紐西蘭有驚無險地度過二戰戰火,成為主權獨立之國家。日後政府致力發展社會政策,從醫療與教育著手,重視人民生活品質;亦打造多元文化的社會環境,包含與毛利人和解,重建其生活文化。紐西蘭同時重視人權、限武反核,為各國樹立絕佳典範。本書將帶您一窺位於南半球的白雲仙境,探索這塊世外桃源下的歷史與人文。

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