Michael Belgrave
Biographic Data
| ID | 1533378 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Belgrave |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Belgrave |
| SIGNATURE | BELGRAVE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massey University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7826-5592 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Origins of an Experimental Society
Australia’s Tasman Wars
Review of: Australia’s Tasman Wars: Colonial Australia’s Conflict in New Zealand, 1800–1850 , Craig Wilcox (2023) North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 309 pp., ISBN 978 1 92266 945 2 (pbk), AU$44.95
A Bloody Difficult Subject’
The Forgotten Wars
Review of: The Forgotten Wars: Why the Musket Wars Matter Today , Ron Crosby (2020) Auckland: Oratia Books, 206 pp., ISBN 978 0 94750 697 7 (pbk), NZ$39.99
Slippery Jim or Patriotic Statesman? James Macandrew of Otago, R. J. Bunce (2018)
Review of: Slippery Jim or Patriotic Statesman? James Macandrew of Otago , R. J. Bunce (2018) Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 384 pp., ISBN 978 1 98853 135 9 (pbk), NZ$45
Performing identity entrepreneurship during the colonisation of New Zealand
A thematic analysis of New Zealand’s historical Speeches from the Throne (10 speeches, from 1860-1899) investigated rhetorical strategies used by Governors during colonisation, to mobilise both settler and indigenous people’s participation in the British Empire. Identity leadership (Reicher & Hopkins, 2001, https://doi.org/10.1111/0162-895X.00246), augmented by critical theories of emotion (Williams, 1977, Marxism and literature. Oxford Universit…
Consulting the Past
In many countries, the development of national history curricula has been politically controversial, causing great public interest and concern. Such controversies tend to bring into tension diverse political, social and cultural voices and their interests in a nation's history, expressing the historical consciousness of a society. At the extreme, 'history wars' emerge over what is prioritised for learning, and how it is learnt, especially when hi…
Brave New Curriculum
Public history in New Zealand since the 1990s has been often dominated by the need to acknowledge New Zealand’s colonial past. Included in the British Empire by treaty in 1840 between the British Crown and its indigenous tribes, New Zealand’s European population has often idealized the country’s race relations. In recent decades, Māori assertiveness has led to a greater recognition of the damage done to Māori communities as New Zealand increasing…
The politics of Maori history in an age of protest
Urbanization, Maori political radicalism and the re-emergence of the Treaty of Waitangi have all been part of the resurgence of Maori pan tribal and tribal identity since the beginning of the 1960s. This article traces the impact of this political resurgence on the writing of Maori history. It argues that in the 1960s Maori politics had little use for history as Maori communities responded to the contemporary experience of urbanization. As critic…
Beyond the Treaty of Waitangi
New Zealand's neoliberal reforms, ushered in by the election of the fourth Labour government in 1984, were almost completely unanticipated. But soon after the election, Labour's emerging ambivalence towards the State found an ally in Māori political aspirations. The government sought to devolve state responsibilities, while Māori leaders demanded a greater role for tribal organisations, seeking greater control over Māori social and economic wellb…
Books
A History of the Churches in Australasia. By Ian Breward. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp. xxi + 474. £65.00 doth. Holocaust Remembrance in Australian Jewish Communities 1945–2000. By Judith E. Berman. Perth: University of Western Australia Press, 2001. Pp. 276. $34.95 paper. Speaking to Immigrants: Oral Testimony and the History of Australian Migration. Edited by A. James Hammerton and Eric Richards. Canberra: History Program and Centr…
Beyond the Treaty of Waitangi
New Zealand's neoliberal reforms, ushered in by the election of the fourth Labour government in 1984, were almost completely unanticipated. But soon after the election, Labour's emerging ambivalence towards the State found an ally in Māori political aspirations. The government sought to devolve state responsibilities, while Māori leaders demanded a greater role for tribal organisations, seeking greater control over Māori social and economic wellb…
Performing identity entrepreneurship during the colonisation of New Zealand
A thematic analysis of New Zealand’s historical Speeches from the Throne (10 speeches, from 1860-1899) investigated rhetorical strategies used by Governors during colonisation, to mobilise both settler and indigenous people’s participation in the British Empire. Identity leadership (Reicher & Hopkins, 2001, https://doi.org/10.1111/0162-895X.00246), augmented by critical theories of emotion (Williams, 1977, Marxism and literature. Oxford Universit…
A Bloody Difficult Subject’
Books
A History of the Churches in Australasia. By Ian Breward. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp. xxi + 474. £65.00 doth. Holocaust Remembrance in Australian Jewish Communities 1945–2000. By Judith E. Berman. Perth: University of Western Australia Press, 2001. Pp. 276. $34.95 paper. Speaking to Immigrants: Oral Testimony and the History of Australian Migration. Edited by A. James Hammerton and Eric Richards. Canberra: History Program and Centr…
The politics of Maori history in an age of protest
Urbanization, Maori political radicalism and the re-emergence of the Treaty of Waitangi have all been part of the resurgence of Maori pan tribal and tribal identity since the beginning of the 1960s. This article traces the impact of this political resurgence on the writing of Maori history. It argues that in the 1960s Maori politics had little use for history as Maori communities responded to the contemporary experience of urbanization. As critic…
Beyond the Treaty of Waitangi
New Zealand's neoliberal reforms, ushered in by the election of the fourth Labour government in 1984, were almost completely unanticipated. But soon after the election, Labour's emerging ambivalence towards the State found an ally in Māori political aspirations. The government sought to devolve state responsibilities, while Māori leaders demanded a greater role for tribal organisations, seeking greater control over Māori social and economic wellb…
Brave New Curriculum
Public history in New Zealand since the 1990s has been often dominated by the need to acknowledge New Zealand’s colonial past. Included in the British Empire by treaty in 1840 between the British Crown and its indigenous tribes, New Zealand’s European population has often idealized the country’s race relations. In recent decades, Māori assertiveness has led to a greater recognition of the damage done to Māori communities as New Zealand increasing…
Slippery Jim or Patriotic Statesman? James Macandrew of Otago, R. J. Bunce (2018)
Review of: Slippery Jim or Patriotic Statesman? James Macandrew of Otago , R. J. Bunce (2018) Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 384 pp., ISBN 978 1 98853 135 9 (pbk), NZ$45
Performing identity entrepreneurship during the colonisation of New Zealand
A thematic analysis of New Zealand’s historical Speeches from the Throne (10 speeches, from 1860-1899) investigated rhetorical strategies used by Governors during colonisation, to mobilise both settler and indigenous people’s participation in the British Empire. Identity leadership (Reicher & Hopkins, 2001, https://doi.org/10.1111/0162-895X.00246), augmented by critical theories of emotion (Williams, 1977, Marxism and literature. Oxford Universit…
Consulting the Past
In many countries, the development of national history curricula has been politically controversial, causing great public interest and concern. Such controversies tend to bring into tension diverse political, social and cultural voices and their interests in a nation's history, expressing the historical consciousness of a society. At the extreme, 'history wars' emerge over what is prioritised for learning, and how it is learnt, especially when hi…
The Forgotten Wars
Review of: The Forgotten Wars: Why the Musket Wars Matter Today , Ron Crosby (2020) Auckland: Oratia Books, 206 pp., ISBN 978 0 94750 697 7 (pbk), NZ$39.99
Australia’s Tasman Wars
Review of: Australia’s Tasman Wars: Colonial Australia’s Conflict in New Zealand, 1800–1850 , Craig Wilcox (2023) North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 309 pp., ISBN 978 1 92266 945 2 (pbk), AU$44.95
A Bloody Difficult Subject’
The Origins of an Experimental Society
Political science (9 works) · History (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Aotearoa (3 works) · Australian History and Society (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Treaty (3 works) · Treaty of Waitangi (3 works)