Disputed Histories: Imagining New Zealand's Pasts

In this volume, leading historians reflect on writing about New Zealand's past. They also test how that past is investigated and framed. These essays indicate particular concerns with the current role of history as a discipline within the nation. Essays include a survey of the work of historians since the 1980s, examination of an interview with Erik Olssen, whose work has been at the forefront of historical research and methodology in the period, and a variety of additional topics and methodologies. Running through the volume are two threads: discussions of the limits of national history and the search for new archives and sites of historical inquiry.