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John MacDonald MacKenzie FRHistS FRSE (born 2 October 1943) is a British historian of imperialism who pioneered the study of popular and cultural imperialism, as well as aspects of environmental history. He has also written about Scottish migration and the development of museums around the world.
Learn about the life and work of John M. MacKenzie, a leading scholar in imperial history and cultural studies. Explore his books, articles, and the festschrift volume edited in his honour.
Selected articles and chapters by John M. MacKenzie: • ‘The Scottish Deathscape in South Asia: Madras and Ceylon’, Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies (online), Vol.5 No.2 (January 2021), pp.215-41. • Preface/Introduction to Ișil Tombul (ed.), Handbook of Research on Contemporary Approaches to Orientalism in the Media and Beyond ...
This book celebrates the career of the eminent historian of the British Empire John M. MacKenzie, who pioneered the examination of the impact of the Empire on metropolitan culture. It focuses on the cultural impact of empire, 'Four-Nations' history, and global and transnational perspectives.
Nov 12, 2019 · In 1984, John MacKenzie published his influential Propaganda and Empire. Arguing for the importance of popular culture to the study of British imperialism, the book was swiftly recognised as a major intervention in reshaping the field of imperial history.
The latest addition is John MacKenzie’s The British Empire Through its Buildings: Structure, Function and Meaning. Professor MacKenzie is better known as a historian of British imperialism, and especially for his work on the impact of empire on public consciousness at “home”, in Britain.
Professor John MacKenzie is Emeritus Professor of Imperial History, Lancaster University. He is one of the foremost historians of imperialism, of any period, and a scholar who also has an outstanding reputation in the field of environmental history.
