New Zealand''s Empire

Both colonial and postcolonial historical approaches often sideline New Zealand as a peripheral player. This book redresses the balance, and evaluates its role as an imperial power - as both a powerful imperial envoy and a significant presence in the Pacific region.

About the author

Katie Pickles is Professor of History at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Catharine Coleborne is Professor of History at the University of Newcastle, Australia

Summary

Both colonial and postcolonial historical approaches often sideline New Zealand as a peripheral player. This book redresses the balance, and evaluates its role as an imperial power – as both a powerful imperial envoy and a significant presence in the Pacific region. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Katie Coleborne Pickles
• Assisted by: Catharine Coleborne (Editor), Catharine (Head of School) Coleborne (Editor), Coleborne Catharine (Editor), Katie Pickles (Editor), Pickles Katie (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781526171726
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-7172-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Studies in Imperialism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, Colonialism & imperialism, Australasian & Pacific history, Colonialism and imperialism, New Zealand, Australasian and Pacific history, New Zealand / Aotearoa, Empire; History; Imperialism; New Zealand; Pacific