Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Past Uses of the Past 26
6. 2. Heroic Leaders and Discourses of Unity 53
7. 3. Colonial Constructions of the Past 79
8. 4. Contesting the Past 105
9. 5. Races and Places 135
10. 6. An Elected Government Invokes the Past 161
11. 7. Nationalist Discourse 194
12. Bibliography 227
13. Index 241