Gentry Kynan (28 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. In this unusual book a number of New Zealand's leading historians write about their own favourite 'historic' places where the past comes alive. Special events or times in our history are linked with their own personal memories and the physical presence of these 'places' today. Anne Salmond muses on her home town of Gisborne, with its rich intersection of Maori and European history. Erik Olssen ponders a lifetime of change in Dunedin; the stories that ooze from its streets and alleyways, brick and bluestone making life here a bit like living in the text of a favourite poem or novel. Jock Phillips visits Wanganui, the 'war memorial capital of the world', musing on how its war memorials sum up the uneasy history of the racial frontier in New Zealand, and what we can learn from them about a society. The fate of the Kiwis at Gallipoli are relived by Ian McGibbon, who walks, we are told, where New Zealand's national identity was forged ninety years ago. 266 pages. …

Condition: New.

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A collection of fifteen essays by various New Zealand historians on their favourite historical places in NZ. The titles are: "Place, Heritage and Identity" by Kynan Gentry, "Ohinemutu: Seed of the Pacific" by Paul Tapsell, "The Island of My Heart and Dreams: Stewart Island" by John Wilson, "Myth and Monument: History and Petone Beach" by Helen McCracken, "Wanganui: War Memorial Capital of the World" by Jock Phillips, "In the Footsteps of the New Zealanders: Gallipoli" by Ian McGibbon, "Tides of History: Oamaru Harbour" by Gavin McLean, "Cape Kidnappers: A Sanctuary for More Than Gannets" by Kynan Gentry, "Ancestral Places" by Anne Salmond, "Dunedin: No Mean City" by Erik Olssen, "Imagining Lambton Quay" by Ben Schrader, "Hoteo to Sacred Hill, Tutira and Central: In Search of the Grass Roots of New Zealand History" by Tom Brooking, "Journeys and Stores: Waiuta in Mind" by Tony Nightingale, "The 'Lung' of the Capital: The Basin Reserve" by Michael Kelly, "From Wasteland to Playground: Bottle Lake Forest Park" by Katie Pickles, and " 'A Tangi out the Coast': Puniho Pa, Taranaki" by Ashley Spice (Morgan). 266pp, numerous b&w illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 511 pages. cover and spine worn, inside cover foxed, page edge foxed and tanned512 pp. b/w plates - Light toning to pages & edges, a tidy firmly bound copy. In this remarkable book drawn from letters, diaries and memoirs, ordinary New Zealanders describe their experience of war, from the New Zealand Wars of t he 1840s to the Gulf War.…

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Condition: New.

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Super octavo, illus light card covers, 512pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising to front cover lower corner).

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, xv + 272pp, illus, VG+ (minor bruising to extrems, minor soiling & creasing to page edges).

Condition: New. 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. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 maps, Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580. . 2015. . . . . …

Hardback. Condition: New. 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.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback. Condition: New. 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.…

Condition: New. 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. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 maps, Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580. . 2015. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Condition: New. pp. 278 Index.

Condition: New. pp. 278.

Hardback. Condition: New. 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.…

Hardback. Condition: New. 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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 278 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. 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. -- .&Uumlber den Au.…

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 278.

Buch. Condition: Neu. History, heritage, and colonialism | Historical consciousness, Britishness, and cultural identity in New Zealand, 1870-1940 | Kynan Gentry | Buch | Studies in Imperialism | Gebunden | Englisch | 2015 | Manchester University Press | EAN 9780719089213 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.…