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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.)