Fragments of Life

by Bronwyn Labrum (Editor), Bronwyn Dalley (Editor)

Ten young historians take a fresh and lively approach to aspects of New Zealand culture and society, including Maori myths in New Zealand history, gardening and leisure, the body at work, colonial surveying and an unsolved murder mystery at the turn of the century.

300 pages, Paperback

First published March 17, 2000

About the author

Bronwyn Labrum is widely published in the social and cultural history of New Zealand and the history of clothing and fashion, museums, collecting and exhibitions, and designed objects and artefacts. She has lengthy experience in research management and the practice of public history. Bronwyn is the author of Real Modern: Everyday New Zealand in the 1950s and 1960s (Te Papa Press), shortlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Books Awards in 2016.