History, Heritage, and Colonialism - Historical Consciousness, Britishness, Cultural Identity in New

Informationen zum Autor Kynan Gentry is a Lecturer in History at the Australian National University Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1 Entangled objects: tourism and the exhibition of Maori material culture2 Throwing stones at Napoleon: Pakeha identity and the preservation and neglect of Maori material culture3 The art of forgetting: history, myth and the New Zealand Wars4 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 AustraliaIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kynan Gentry, Gentry Kynan
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.04.2015
• EAN: 9780719089213
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8921-3
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: Studies in Imperialism; Studies in Imperialism Mup; Studies in Imperialism
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Australasian & Pacific history, New Zealand, Australasian and Pacific history, New Zealand / Aotearoa