Dorothy – 10/9/99
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| Volume 5, Number 1, May 1999 |
New Zealand historical research made accessible to the general reader
History Now is a magazine about history written for the general reader
interested in history. It is designed for people who have a special interest in New Zealand but who also want to learn about the wider world.
For all history enthusiasts Published by the History Department of the University of Canterbury, History Now provides contemporary views and up to date
scholarship on events of historical importance, both in New Zealand and internationally. With its bright, reader-friendly format, its emphasis on lively articles of wide contemporary interest, and with its copious illustrations, History Now is essential reading for all
history enthusiasts.
A valuable historical context for genealogists History Now also provides a context for all people interested in
history,
perhaps especially genealogists who want to know more about the times in which their ancestors lived.
Wide ranging topics Now in its fifth year, History Now contains a variety of news, interviews, articles, and book reviews that will excite all those interested in history – essential reading for historians, students, and citizens wanting better information about important events. The topical issues examined in the May 1999 issue include the recent collapse of the Soviet Union, thoughts on the last days of the British Empire, and interviews with two of New Zealand’s leading historians, Michael Bassett and Bronwyn Dalley on their recent books on aspects of the State in New Zealand and New Zealand welfare.
Contents of the next issue We highly recommend it as an excellent way to rekindle your interest in history and as a fund of information about both New Zealand and the wider world. In the next issue, for example, Professor Tim Hazledine of the University of Auckland will discuss what he sees as the failure of New Zealand’s bold experiment with economic reform; Tom Brooking and Eric Pawson will outline their upcoming work on New Zealand’s environmental history; and Alan Ward will talk about his views of the continuing relevance of the Treaty process. In addition, watch out for a lively controversy over how history should be presented at Te Papa as well as a series of articles on America and the world, written from a New Zealand perspective.
Subscription
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| Editor – Trevor Burnard |
A subscription to this handsome biannual magazine is just $15. It is the perfect present for all those people who are so difficult to find presents for, but who love reading, especially reading relevant stories about their past.
For more information, please e-mail the editor t.burnard@hist.canterbury.ac.nz
Articles in NZine Watch out for some examples of what is in History Now in NZine,
this week an interview with ex-Cabinet minister Michael Bassett and coming
up an appreciation of Elsie Locke as a historian.
