Examining Mackinders Heartland Thesis

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What's the most important region in the world? Beginning from basic assumptions about terrain's impact on human societies, Halford Mackinder's 'Heartland Thesis' reasons out a theory of literally worldwide dimensions. This video attempts to sketch out the theory's reasoning, puts his thought into proper historical and political context, assesses the Thesis' recommendations, and addresses a few criticisms. • Now with 100% less references to 'yellow peril', 'struggle between German and Slav', and 'Asiatics'. • SCRIPT: https://strategosstuff.blogspot.com/2... • All errors are my own. I apologize for the bad sound quality. • ▬ CHAPTERS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ • 0:00 - Introduction • 0:56 - The Impact of Geography Technology • 2:13 - Background to the Heartland Thesis • 4:05 - The World-Island • 6:13 - The Heartland • 9:16 - Potential Rulers of the Heartland • 10:45 - Countering the Heartland • 13:01 - Assessment and Conclusion • ▬ SOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ • Mackinder H. 'Democratic Ideals and Reality'. NDU Press 1996. • Mackinder H. 'The Geographical Pivot of History'. The Geographical Journal 170:4 Dec 2004. • Mackinder H. 'The Round World and the Winning of the Peace', Foreign Affairs Jul 1943. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articl... • Dugan A. 'Mackinder and His Critics Reconsidered', The Journal of Politics 24:2 May 1962. • Gray C. 'In Defence of the Heartland', Comparative Strategy 23:1 2004. • Kaplan R. The Revenge of Geography. Random House 2012. • ▬ ATTRIBUTIONS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ • Google Maps • Google (Borders, Belt Road Initiative) • Wikipedia (Basic facts) • I do accept responsibility for winging the boundaries of the European colonial empires (sorry Port Arthur, Tsingtao and Port Edward; sorry for French Djibouti and French India etc etc etc.) • Made using Powerpoint 2013.

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