Fragments of life : New Zealand social and cultural history

Ten young historians take a fresh and lively approach to aspects of New Zealand culture and society, including Maori myths in New Zealand history, gardening and leisure, the body at work, colonial surveying and an unsolved murder mystery at the turn of the century. This Collection Of Essays Presents A New Generation Of Historians And Covers A Wide Range Of Historical Subjects, From Maori Social History In Taranki To Post-world War Ii Fashion. Imagining Our Pasts / Michael Reilly -- M−a Pango M−a Whero Ka Oti / Danny Keenan -- Surveying Space / Giselle Byrnes -- Domesticating The Land / Katherine Raine -- Body And Soul / Margaret Mcclure -- Textual Museums / Chris Hilliard -- The Cultural Remains Of Elsie Walker / Bronwyn Dalley -- Opening The Wardrobe Of History / Fiona Mckergow -- Persistent Needs And Expanding Desires / Bronwyn Labrum -- Street-level Chemistry / Gavin Mclean. Edited By Bronwyn Dalley And Bronwyn Labrum. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This collection presents a new generation of historians and covers a wide range of historical subjects, from Maori social history in Taranaki to post-World War II fashion. Looking at fragments of the past in unconventional ways, the emphasis is on questions, suggestions and possibilities.