Ashley Jackson
Born(1971-06-24)24 June 1971
OccupationHistorian
(King's College London)
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish

Ashley Jackson (born June 24, 1971) is a professor of imperial and military history in the Defence Studies Department at King's College London and a visiting fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford. Jackson is a specialist in the history of the British Empire.[1] He has featured in various episodes of BBC mockumentaries Cunk on Earth and Cunk on Britain and is a noted fan of Swedish pop band ABBA.[2][3] He notably stated that his favorite song from the band is Dancing Queen.

Publications

Jackson has published several books, including:

Botswana, 1939-1945 : An African Country at War (1999)
War and Empire in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean (2001)
The British Empire and the Second World War (2006)
Mad Dogs and Englishmen: A Grand Tour of the British Empire at its Height (2009)
Distant Drums : The Role of Colonies in British Imperial Warfare (February 2010)
Churchill (2011)
Illustrating Empire: A Visual History of British Imperialism (with David Tomkins)
The British Empire: A Very Short Introduction (2013)
Buildings of Empire (2013)
Persian Gulf Command: A History of The Second World War in Iran and Iraq (2018)
Of Islands, Ports and Sea Lanes: Africa and the Indian Ocean in the Second World War

His articles include:

  • Jackson, Ashley. "Governing empire: colonial memoirs and the history of HM overseas civil service." African Affairs Vol. 103, No. 412 (Jul., 2004), pp. 471-491 online
  • Jackson, Ashley. "Empire and beyond: the pursuit of overseas national interests in the late twentieth century." English Historical Review 122.499 (2007): 1350–1366.
  • Jackson, Ashley. "New Research on the British Empire and the Second World War: Part II." Global War Studies 7.2 (2010): 157–184. online

See also

Notes

  1. David Killingray, "The British Empire and the Second World War, by Ashley Jackson," African Affairs 108#432, (July 2009) pp. 489–490, https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adp027
  2. Cunk on Earth (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved 5 April 2023
  3. Cunk on Britain (TV Mini Series 2016–2018) - IMDb, retrieved 5 April 2023

Further reading

  • Herbert, Eugenia W. "Ashley Jackson. Buildings of Empire." American Historical Review 120#2 (2015): 575–576.
  • "Jackson, Professor Ashley," King's College London


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