Among the biggest and oldest trees in the New Zealand forest, the heart of Maori carving and culture, trailing no. 8 wire as fence posts on settler farms, clambered up in the Pureora protests of the 1980s: the story of New Zealand can be told through totara. Simpson tells that story like nobody else could.
But Michelangelo Galilei, the much younger brother of well-known Italian philosopher and scientist Galileo Galilei, feels lost in the crowd. Michelangelo spends countless hours practising his lute, while his brother seems to spend all his time testing long-held scientific beliefs.
Over centuries many cultures have developed around the world. Sometimes different cultures come together to share certain aspects. Discover how one culture can have a lasting impact on another culture. Learn how cultures from long ago have influenced our lives today, from the words we use to the way our government is run.
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