The opportunity shop
Subtitle: growing up in New Zealand, 1948-1963
By: Michael Mence.
Publisher: Steele Roberts Ltd
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Wellington, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Mence, Michael -- Childhood and youth.; New Zealand -- Biography.; New Zealand -- Social life and customs.
Genres: Biography.
Description: This book is a qualitative account of one person's experience of growing up in New Zealand between 1948-1963. As a personal, socio-historic document it captures the ethos of our society at that tiem and sheds light on the wealth of opportunities it offered young New Zealanders, nurturing and stimulating them. Michael Mences raises questions about how New Zealand has changed. He reflects on the structure, responsibilities, and characteristics of a forward-looking society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 105) and index.