History, heritage, and colonialism: Historical consciousness, Britishness, and cultural identity in New Zealand, 1870–1940 (Studies in Imperialism, 123)

History, heritage, and colonialism 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. Focusing on New Zealand, but also covering 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 of empire, the book offers a valuable critique of the study of colonial identity-making and cultures of colonisation. This book offers important insights for societies negotiating the legacy of a colonial past in a global present, and will be of particular value to all those concerned with museum, heritage, and tourism studies, as well as imperial history. "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 History, heritage, and colonialism Copyright Contents List of figures Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Glossary of Maori terms Introduction ONE Entangled objects: tourism and the exhibition of Maori material culture TWO Throwing stones at Napoleon: Pakeha identity and the preservation and neglect of Maori material culture THREE The art of forgetting: history, myth, and the New Zealand Wars FOUR History from below, or, When did parochialism become a dirty word? FIVE In pursuit of a national past: ‘New Zealand is putting her historical house in order’ SIX New Zealand in context: history and heritage in late nineteenth-century Canada and Australia Conclusion Select bibliography Index 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. History From Below, Or, When Did Parochialism Become A Dirty Word? -- 5. In Pursuit Of A National Past: 'new Zealand Is Putting Her Historical House In Order' -- 6. New Zealand In Context: History And Heritage In Late Nineteenth-century Canada And Australia. Kynan Gentry. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 235-262) And Index.