posted on 2023-05-22, 07:15authored byMein Smith, PL, Hempenstall, P, Goldfinch, S
Remaking the Tasman World explores New Zealand’s most important and extensive relationship – with Australia – on a variety of levels over the past century. The authors present a combined narrative about a ‘Tasman world’, a working region defined by a history of traffic in ideas, policies, objects and people. This wide-ranging, fresh analysis focuses on myriad ‘communities of interest’ that have spanned the Tasman Sea for over a hundred years, yet have largely been ignored by national histories. The concept of Australasia – the British world south of Asia – may have become old hat, but a Tasman world still operated, and in an increasing rush from the 1960s. From early maps of Australasia to accounts of shared state experiments, of a trans-Tasman business world, sport and Anzac bonds, the authors unearth a common past and reorder it in a history infused with wit and insight. They also look forward, envisioning a fresh start for a trans-Tasman community facing the 21st century.
History
Pagination
296
ISBN
9781877257629
Department/School
School of Humanities
Publisher
Canterbury University Press
Place of publication
Christchurch
Rights statement
Text copyright 2008 The authors
Repository Status
Restricted
Socio-economic Objectives
Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology