Gentry History, heritage, and colonialism

Historical consciousness, Britishness, and cultural identity in New Zealand, 1870–1940
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78499-192-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, Band 123, 288 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Imperialism

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gentry, Kynan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Australische und Pazifische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1 Entangled objects: tourism and the exhibition of Maori material culture
2 Throwing stones at Napoleon: Pakeha identity and the preservation and neglect of Maori material culture
3 The art of forgetting: history, myth and the New Zealand Wars
4 When did parochialism become a dirty word?
5 ‘New Zealand is putting her historical house in order’
6 New Zealand in context: history and heritage in late nineteenth-century Canada and Australia
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gentry Kynan:
Kynan Gentry is a Lecturer in History at the Australian National UniversityKynan Gentry is a Lecturer in History at the Australian National University