John M. MacKenzie ist emeritierter Professor für Geschichte des britischen Empire, dessen Werk sich mit der komplexen Beziehung zwischen dem britischen Empire und der natürlichen Welt befasst. Er untersucht akribisch die kulturellen und ökologischen Dimensionen der imperialen Expansion und deckt auf, wie Landschaften durch imperiale Bestrebungen geformt wurden und diese wiederum prägten. Durch seine umfangreiche redaktionelle Tätigkeit, einschließlich einer bedeutenden Rolle in der Reihe 'Studies in Imperialism' und der 'Encyclopaedia of Empire', hat er den Diskurs über die imperiale Geschichte maßgeblich beeinflusst. Seine Forschung bietet entscheidende Einblicke in die Vernetzung von Macht, Kultur und Umwelt in riesigen imperialen Territorien.
Imperialism is strikingly represented in its buildings. This work illuminates the dispersal of colonial culture and religious forms, social classes, and racial divisions over two centuries, from the establishment of colonial rule to a post-colonial world. It will be a vital reading for all students of imperial history and global material culture. -- .
A compelling history of British imperial culture, showing how it was adopted and subverted by colonial subjects around the world
Before he was sacked as head of the unit, Reuben Maitland developed a system to predict latent homicidal behaviour from people's DNA. Now rogue elements in the police, believing that prevention is better than cure, are using Reuben's research to hunt down and incite latent psychopaths beyond their breaking point.
The first full-length book to deal with Scottish emigration to South Africa and the resulting conflicts and relationships with African peoples. Deals with exploration, scientific endeavour, military campaigns, Christian missions, western education, intellectual institutions and the professions, technology, business, commerce and journalism. -- .
The Orientalism debate, inspired by the work of Edward Said, has been a major source of cross-disciplinary controversy in recent years. John Mackenzie offers a comprehensive re-evaluation of the vast literature on Orientalism, bringing to the subject some highly original historical perspectives. The book provides the first major discussion of Orientalism by a historian of imperialism. Setting the analysis within the context of conflicting scholarly interpretations, Mackenzie carries the discussion into wholly new areas, testing the notion that the Western arts received genuine inspiration from the East by examining the visual arts, architecture, design, music, and theater.
As with many of the towns and villages of Ayrshire, Hurlford came to prominence during the 19th century as industrialisation created a need for the coal upon which a large portion of southern Scotland resides. By the end of the 19th century there were five pits surrounding Hurlford and more at Crookedholm. As the century progressed iron smelting was added to the industrial mix and the discovery of fireclay on land belonging to John Howie led to the founding of one of the town's most successful businesses. Many of the pictures in this book hark back to Hurlford's industrial past, the tall chimney and round-topped kilns of the fireclay works, the Vulcan Foundry buildings on Galston road, a beautiful oil engine used in the brickworks, the railway station dating from 1848 and workers houses known as 'the blocks', both in use in 1908 and being demolished in the 1960s. Social life in the town is captured with a posed portrait of the Hurlford United football team in 1912 and a casual shot of Miner's Institute members on a rambling trip, also in 1912. The abodes of the affluent are represented by Carnell House, which incorporates a 15th century tower, 'Dallars' house near Fiveways and several other architecturally interesting examples.
Museums and Empire is the first book to examine the origins and development of museums in six major regions if the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. -- .
Examining the social history of railway stations, this title includes chapters that cover: The Station in Architecture (three chapters); The Station and Society; The Station in Politics; Class, Race, and Sex; Some Station Types; The Station in the Economy (two chapters); The Station as Place of Work; and, The Station in Wartime (two chapters).
The unitary executive theory argues that the president has virtually complete and total executive power that is unchecked by Congress or the courts. This controversial theory has been invoked repeatedly by the Bush administration in justification of its boldest actions, both at home and abroad.
The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire traces the emergence of the world's greatest empire from its earliest beginnings in the British Isles, through its ascendancy in Victorian times, to its ultimate collapse in the mid-20th century. It examines the impact of British dominance in America, India and Africa, and the enormous changes brought by Britain's settlement of Australasia. Coverage of major events - the colonization of Ireland, the American Revolution, the South African wars - is complemented by discussion of themes such as Imperial exploitation and trade, hunting for plants and animals, the Imperial exhibitions and the importance of British naval power. Also assessed are the impact of the Empire on different areas of the world and the legacy it has bestowed. Richly illustrated with photographs and full-colour maps, this is an illuminating and multi-faceted one-volume introduction to the rise and fall of the British Empire.
