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“What a nation or society chooses to remember and forget speaks to its contemporary priorities and sense of identity. Understanding how that process works enables us to better imagine a future with a different, or wider, set of priorities.”

History has rarely felt more relevant. Around the world, nations are debating who, how, and what they choose to remember and forget. In this powerful BWB Text, five researchers – several from iwi directly impacted during the nineteenth-century New Zealand Wars – reflect on questions of memory, silence, and loss in Aotearoa.

Blending first-hand field notes from visits to sites of conflict and contestation with innovative archival and oral research, Fragments from a Contested Past examines the silences and gaps in how we engage with history and how those choices continue to shape the modern New Zealand nation. A timely and thought-provoking contribution to discussions of history, identity, and colonial legacy.

Why Readers Will Love This Book:
• Explores how nations remember and forget history
• Contributions from five leading researchers, including iwi perspectives
• Focuses on memory, silence, and the legacy of the New Zealand Wars
• Combines fieldwork, archival sources, and oral histories
• A vital resource for understanding history, identity, and colonial legacies

Product Details:
• Authors: Joanna Kidman, Vincent O'Malley, Liana MacDonald, Tom Roa, Keziah Wallis
• Publisher: BWB Texts
• Format: Soft Cover
• ISBN: 9781990046483
• Themes: New Zealand history, memory, colonial legacies, New Zealand Wars
• Ideal For: Students, historians, educators, and readers interested in how the past shapes the present

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