Raising Cartographic Consciousness: The Social and Foreign Policy Vision of Geopolitics in the Twentieth CenturyIn this book, Mark R. Polelle presents an overview of the evolution of geopolitical thought in three national contexts--the United States, Britain, and Germany--from 1870 to the present. Polelle examines in particular the rise of the defense intellectual and shows how the measurement of national power has changed. Geopolitics early in the century assumed the centrality of space and territory, but we close the century with despacialized concerns over geo-economic conflicts (e.g., that between Japan and the United States). Polelle explains this shift by putting it into historical context. His use of both historical and geographical methods makes Raising Cartographic Consciousness a valuable book for historians, geographers, and political scientists. |
Contents
Geopolitics A Spatial Science of the Fin de Siècle | 1 |
From Balance of Power Politics to Geopolitics | 29 |
Mackinders Geopolitical Program | 56 |
Copyright | |
5 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abroad affairs American argued attempt balance of power become believed Britain British career century civilian militarists common competition conception concerning Containment course critical culture defense defined democracy Democratic domestic dominated economic effect efficiency elite Empire Europe European example expansion expressed fact forces foreign policy future geography geopoliticians geopolitics German Germany's given Haushofer Haushofer's heartland Hitler Ideals ideas imperial important influence intellectual interests international relations interpretation leading London Mackinder Mackinder's maps Marxism mass Mein Kampf military nature Nazi nineteenth century offered organic Oxford period political Political Geography popular position practice Press problems professional Quoted Reality represented rise Russia scientific showed social society Soviet space Spykman Strategy struggle territorial theory thinking thought tion tradition twentieth century United University world politics World War York
References to this book
Geopolitiek: "geografisch geweten" van de buitenlandse politiek? David Criekemans No preview available - 2007 |