Table of Contents

Introduction, Bronwyn Dalley and Jock Phillips; academic vs. public history - what is the difference?, Bronwyn Dalley; a pre-history of public history, 1900-1970, Chris Hilliard; the historical branch and the production of governmental history, Tom Brooking; war history - a reconsideration, Rob Rabel; state-sponsored reference works 1940-2000, Jeanine Graham and Peter Gibbons; history and the Waitangi tribunal, Michael Belgrave; historians and the treaty claims process, Giselle Byrnes; freelance history, Susan Butterworth; historians and heritage, Gavin McLean; history on display in the museum - a case study and e-mail conversation between Bronwyn Labrum, Te Papa and the editors; public history in popular culture, Anne Else; history and the new media, Jock Phillips.