No Idle Rich

Download or read book No Idle Rich written by Jim McAloon and published by Otago University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical text which explores wealth and power in colonial, southern New Zealand. Author, Jim McAloon, a senior lecturer in history at Lincoln University, draws on innovative research using wills, business papers and biographical sources to investigate how the wealthy made their money, the significance of family relationships and the role of women. He also explores the influence of the rich on national and local politics and how they justified and maintained their position. Text supplemented with black and white photographs, maps and extensive notes and bibliography.