by Danny Keenan | Sep 1, 2022 | Causes
Background Causes The ‘background causes’ of the New Zealand Wars have been much discussed by historians. For the purposes of this website, we have suggested four areas of discussion amongst which the issue of background causes can be located. 1 The...
by Danny Keenan | Aug 23, 2022 | Global Native History
Over recent years, native historians from the USA and New Zealand, and other countries like Australia, have sought to present the writing of their native histories, with those of native groups overseas. That is, the question has been posed – how can native...
by Danny Keenan | Aug 23, 2022 | Wars Library
A significant number of books, articles, monographs and other texts dealing with the Land Wars appeared before 1900. Many of these texts were written by participants in the events described, or by close observers. In that respect, they are important for their...
by Danny Keenan | May 23, 2022 | Changing Landscapes
It’s interesting to compare historic sites as they once existed, to see how they appear today. This is because it enables us to observe how much the sites have actually changed, over time – or, how much they remain the same. This page illustrates some of...
by Danny Keenan | May 11, 2022 | Histories of Māori
Many historians have written about the New Zealand Wars; and most have done a fine job of their research and publications. The New Zealand Wars literature, as a result, is quite extensive. You can read about some of these publications, and how they have contributed to...
