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Author Rewi, Poia.

Title Whaikorero : the world of Maori oratory / Poia Rewi.

Publication Info. Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2010.
2010

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations, map
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
online resource rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Map of tribal lands -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What is whaikorero -- 3. How to learn to whaikorero -- 4. Whaikorero as rituals of encounter -- 5. Who can perform whaikorero -- 6. What skills are required for oratory? -- 7. The mana of Whaikorero -- 8. Protocols of place -- 9. The structure of Whaikorero -- 10. The future of Whaikorero -- Appendix. Sample Whaikorero.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Speeches, addresses, etc., Maori.
Maori language -- Rhetoric.
Maori language -- Spoken Maori.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Rewi, Poia. Whaikorero : the world of Maori oratory. Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2010 vii, 232 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm 9781869404635 (DLC)10843047
ISBN 9781869404635 (pbk.)
9781775586920 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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