John MacKenzie

Another Little Patch of Red

John MacKenzie suggests that imperial rule and the possession of empire were an essential component of British identity, life and culture for over 200 years from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries.

Published July 20 2005

The British Seaborne Empire

John MacKenzie samples two new works on the maritime history of Britain.

Published April 20 2005

The Victorian Vision: Inventing New Britain

John MacKenzie reviews the impact of Queen Victoria in shaping a new national identity and institutions, as the V&A opens its new exhibition on the Victorian Vision.

Published March 21 2001

A Lost Common Wealth

John MacKenzie on the role and future of Commonwealth House

Published February 1 1992

A Second Wind From the Third World

John MacKenzie argues there is life yet in Marxist analysis if not in its practice then for examining the process of imperial rule and its transformation.

Published January 1 1992