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Overview: This collection of essays presents the main themes of the city's history in long perspective, covering the 150 years since Christchurch was founded. It emphasises the city's distinctiveness and its development.Topics covered include; images, identity and myths; confronting nature; constructing a city; workers and workplaces, 'radical' and 'elite' Christchurch; culture, governance, leisure and the Ngai Tahu 'renaissance'.

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