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Hidden Stories of Heroism for a Peaceful Planet

With 14 concise and easily accessible stories, Hidden Stories of Heroism for a Peaceful Planet  brings together for the first time the Moriori covenant of peace; Parihaka’s nonviolent resistance to invasion; Kiwi peacebuilders such as Archibald Baxter on the battlefield; New Zealanders’ outrage at boys forced into militarism during peacetime; Samoans inspired by Parihaka, and many more accounts of those such as Bertha von Suttner, Emily Hobhouse, Irena Sendler, Elsie Locke, Connie Jones and others who chose social justice over cruelty and violence. The final chapter is richly filled with information for today’s peacebuilders, young and old.

From the early days of Moriori to the present day, this nonfiction text offers sources for further research and is endorsed by academics, historians and teachers for older readers . Appropriate cultural approvals have been gained by the author in all relevant areas.

Written by L P Hansen

$25.50 incl. GST

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Description

L P Hansen’s seventh book is a positive history suitable for readers 12 years and more.

Reviewed as ‘enjoyable, absorbing, truly excellent and digestible’ by The Sapling and ‘cheering and highly recommended’ by author Mandy Hager. ‘A must-read, wonderful collection of stories’ by Professor Kevin Clements, Director Toda Peace Institute and ‘fine and often suppressed stories I wish I’d had as a young woman’ by Professor Marilyn Waring, Patron of The Peace Foundation.  Foreword by historian David Grant, author of books on anti-militarism.

L P HansenAbout the NZ author

Wellington author L P Hansen won the Jack Lasenby Senior Award for Children’s Writing (2012) and was runner-up in a takahē magazine’s Cultural Studies Essay Competition. Find out more on her author profile.

Additional information

Weight150 g
Dimensions21 × 14.8 cm
First published

2025

Format

Paperback edition

ISBN

9780473721527

Page count

124

Published by

Ōnepoto Press

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