History, heritage, and colonialism : historical consciousness, Britishness, and cultural identity in New Zealand, 1870-1940 / Kynan Gentry.
"History, heritage and colonialism offers an internationally relevant examination of the nexus between empire and colonial identity, by exploring the politics of history-making and interest in preserving the material remnants of the past in late nineteenth and early twentieth century colonial s...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2015.
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| Series: | Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "History, heritage and colonialism offers an internationally relevant examination of the nexus between empire and colonial identity, by exploring the politics of history-making and interest in preserving the material remnants of the past in late nineteenth and early twentieth century colonial society. It covers both indigenous pasts, and those of European origin. Focusing on New Zealand, but also looking at 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 imperial, the book offers a valuable critique of the study of colonial identity-making and colonial cultures of colonisation, which to date have tended to focus almost exclusively on the idea of 'the nation', and given particular weight to so-called 'high' cultural forms such as art, literature and poetry ..."--Publisher's information. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 272 pages : illustrations, map) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1784991929 9781784991920 |