Proud to Be White: A Survey of Pakeha Prejudice in New Zealand

This timely survey of racial prejudice among Europeans in New Zealand’s past is essential reading for all New Zealanders interested in their own history. Angel Ballara argues that ethnocentric and racist attitudes have been formative influences in New Zealand’s development Some of the most notable contributors to racism have been Pakeha, though historians, seeking to present a balanced and posititve view, have usually avoided emphasising this fact. As a result, racism and its source, ethnocentric prejudice have not been given sufficient weight as causative factors in the formation of New Zealand society. It is this imbalance that Ballara’s provocative and powerfully documented book attempts to redress.