History, heritage, and colonialism - Historical consciousness, Britishness, and cultural identity in New Zealand, 1870 - 19

History, heritage, and colonialism: Historical consciousness, Britishness, and cultural identity in New Zealand, 1870–19



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English | ISBN: 0719089212 | 2015 | 288 pages | PDF | 3 MB

History, heritage, and colonialism explores the politics of history-making and interest in preserving the material remnants of the past in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century colonial society, looking at both indigenous pasts and those of European origin.

Focusing on New Zealand, but also covering the Australian and Canadian experiences, it explores how different groups and political interests have sought to harness historical narrative in support of competing visions of identity and memory. Considering this within the frames of the local and national as well as of empire, the book offers a valuable critique of the study of colonial identity-making and cultures of colonisation.