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A man's country?

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<em>A man's country?</em>

The stereotype of the strong, silent Kiwi bloke came under scrutiny in A man's country?: the image of the Pakeha male, a history (1987) by Jock Phillips. This book prompted other New Zealand writers to question widely held beliefs about masculinity.

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Penguin New Zealand

Reference: Jock Phillips, A man’s country? the image of the pakeha male, a history. Auckland: Penguin, 1987

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Alex Calder, Non-fiction – Men in non-fiction, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/43310/a-mans-country (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Alex Calder, i tāngia i te 11 November 2013.