Allen and Unwin, Port Nicholson Press, Wellington, 1990. Faded spine, with fade marks on front cover at top and next to spine, otherwise good secondhand copy.

David Pearson unravels the historical relations between major ethnic groups. His is a wife-ranging analysis, encompassing relations between Maori and Pakeha , the peoples of Polynesia and Melanesia, and those of Chinese and Indian ancestry.

The book raises questions crucial to all New Zealanders - among them the issues of Pakeha nationalism, the Treaty of Waitangi, and the meanings of multiculturalism and biculturalism.