Performances

by Greg Dening

In this collection of writings - some new, some previously published - Greg Dening reflects on his experiences both as a historian and a participant in history. Performances brings together the personal and the scholarly, demonstrating how our lives are saturated with history, how we can only understand our present through our consciousness of the past and how in thinking about the past we mirror the time and place of our own living. Dening writes with elegance and candour, inviting readers to reflect upon their own participation in the 'performance' of history.

Genres: History

Paperback

First published September 30, 1996

About the author

Gregory Moore Dening was an Australian historian of the Pacific.