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Online-Ressource (193 p)
ISBN:
9780714657004
Serie:
Geopolitical Theory
Inhalt:
This is a new examination of Halford Mackinder's seminal global geostrategic work, from the perspective of geography, diplomatic history, political science, international relations, imperial history, and the space age.Mackinder was a man ahead of his time. He foresaw many of the key strategic issues that came to dominate the twentieth century. Until the disintegration of the Soviet Union, western defence strategists feared that one power, or alliance, might come to dominate Eurasia. Admiral Mahan discussed this issue in The Problem of Asia (1900) but Mackinder made the most authoritative state
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Global Geostrategy Mackinder and the defence of the West; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Halford Mackinder and the Pivotal Heartland; 2 In defence of the Heartland: Sir Halford Mackinder and his critics a hundred years on; 3 The Pivot and imperial defence policy; 4 The diplomatic context: Britain and international relations in 1904; 5 The Heartland in Russian history; 6 Halford Mackinder, the 'Geographical Pivot', and British perceptions of Central Asia
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7 Trading states, territorial states, and technology: Mackinder's contribution to the discourse on states and polities8 Ireland in Britain and the British Seas; 9 Halford Mackinder and the geographical pivot of history: A brief assessment; 10 The geographical pivot of outer space; 11 The Heartland - then and now; Select bibliography; Index;
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ISBN 9780203327821
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ISBN 9780714657004
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Global Geostrategy : Mackinder and the Defence of the West
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
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