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From the Ruins of Colonialism: History as Social Memory.

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1998

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Prologue: From the ruins of colonialism Part I. In the Beginning: 1. Captain Cook and genesis: white histories of Cook 2. Captain Cook and death: black histories of Cook Part II. Installing Memory: 3. We remember for you: the memory work of museums 4. 'History is disliked': the memory work of schooling Part III. In the Event: 5. Battle memories: echoes of Eureka 6. Eliza Fraser and the impossibility of postcolonial history.