TY - BOOK AU - Blouet,Brian W. TI - Global geostrategy: Mackinder and the defence of the West T2 - Geopolitical theory series SN - 9781135765613 AV - JC319 .G525 2005eb U1 - 327.1/01 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London, New York PB - Frank Cass KW - Mackinder, Halford John, KW - Geopolitics KW - Europe KW - World politics KW - 20th century KW - Géopolitique KW - Politique mondiale KW - 20e siècle KW - geopolitics KW - aat KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Globalization KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175) and index; Halford Mackinder and the pivotal heartland / Brian W. Blouet -- In defence of the heartland: Sir Halford Mackinder and his critics a hundred years on / Colin S. Gray -- The pivot and imperial defence policy / Robin A. Butlin -- The diplomatic context: Britain and international relations in 1904 / Pascal Venier -- The heartland in Russian history / Paul Coones -- Halford Mackinder, the 'Geographical Pivot', and British perceptions of Central Asia / Sarah O'Hara, Michael Hefferman, and Georgina Enfield -- Trading states, territorial states, and technology: Mackinder's contribution to the discourse on states and politics / Peter J. Hugill -- Ireland in Britain and the British Seas / Geoffrey R. Sloan -- Halford Mackinder and the geographical pivot of history: a critical assessment / Klaus Dodds -- The geographical pivot of outer space / Everett Carl Dolman -- The heartland -- then and now / David Hooson N2 - "This book examines Mackinder's global geostrategic view, from the perspective of geography, diplomatic history, political science, international relations, imperial history and the space age."--Jacket UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=505135 ER -