Webs of Empire
Locating New Zealand's Colonial Past
Format:Hardback
Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
Published:10th Apr '14
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A ground-breaking collection of essays offering sharp new perspectives on New Zealand history.
Breaking open colonization to reveal tangled cultural and economic networks, Webs of Empire offers new paths into colonial history. Linking Gore and Chicago, Maori and Asia, India and newspapers, whalers and writing, Ballantyne presents empire building as a spreading web of connected places, people, ideas, and trade. These links question narrow, national stories, while broadening perspectives on the past and the legacies of colonialism that persist today. Bringing together essays from two decades of prolific publishing on international colonial history, Webs of Empire establishes Tony Ballantyne as one of the leading historians of the British Empire.
Webs of Empire demonstrates Tony Ballantyne’s archival richness and mastery of his profession, provoking new interpretations of history and historians. This is compelling and essential reading. -- Lydia Wevers is a professor and director of the Stout Research Centre at the Victoria University of Wellington
ISBN: 9780774828161
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 740g
376 pages