{"product_id":"peninsula-and-plain-the-history-and-geography-of-banks-peninsula-by-a-v-barley","title":"PENINSULA AND PLAIN: The History and Geography of Banks Peninsula by A.V. Barley","description":"\u003cp\u003ePENINSULA \u0026amp; PLAIN: The History and Geography of Banks Peninsula and the Canterbury Plains\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby A.V. Barley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Whitcombe \u0026amp; Tombs 1966, revised 1955\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 145 w x 220 h x 10 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 121\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5L\/2605\/0255\/U328\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eAn account of how Banks Peninsula and the Canterbury Plains were shaped—geologically, geographically, and through waves of human settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarley traces volcanic origins, river built lowlands, and the contrasting environments that influenced where people lived, farmed, and built communities. The narrative moves from Māori occupation to European exploration, pastoral expansion, and the development of Christchurch as a regional centre. Barley emphasizes how landscape dictated economic patterns and cultural life, creating a study that blends physical geography with local history to show how terrain and people continually shaped one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images, illustrations, maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eTidy reading copy with light wear on dust jacket and page edges, covers detached, stamped, pages clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eSee our other edition also listed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452785803556,"sku":"A5L\/2605\/0255\/U328","price":19.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3914258399850843956.jpg?v=1790722886","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/peninsula-and-plain-the-history-and-geography-of-banks-peninsula-by-a-v-barley","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}