Democratic Ideals and Reality
Synopsis
1919 saw the publication of two major polemical works: The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes and Democratic Ideals and Reality by Halford J. Mackinder. The former is famous, the latter much less so - but it was its own way a prophetic book. Mackinder's message, his warning - addressed to the peacemakers at Versailles - was memorably summarized thus: 'Who Rules East Europe commands the Heartland: / Who rules the Heartland commands the World-Island: / Who rules the World-Island commands the World.' Mackinder contended that power was shifting from the sea-borne empires to countries that encompassed the great land masses: Eastern Europe he designated as 'the geographical pivot of history.' His thesis made a notable impression on German geopolitician Karl Haushofer who was keenly read, in turn, by Hitler. But Democratic Ideals and Reality has endured as a critical study of imperial ambitions and geographical realities.Book details
- Edition:
- Main
- Author:
- Halford J. Mackinder
- ISBN:
- 9780571316861
- Publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2020-04-19
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 1942
- Copyright by:
- Halford J. Mackinder, 1
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government