GEOG 329 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Karl Haushofer, Friedrich Ratzel, Lebensraum
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Three ages of geopolitics": civilization geopolitics(1815 1875): europe understood as a unique civilization", naturalized geopolitics(1875 1845): domination supposedly natural given understanding of states as compelling predators" (social. Major periods of modern" geopolitical imagination: civilization politics (1815-1875, british, naturalized geopolitics (1875-1945, rise of new unified state in italy and most importantly germany, check slides. Berlin conference: 14 governments convened by otto von bismarck(at the suggestion of leopold ii, king of. Belgium who is seeking to possess a colony) to settle colonization of congo(also claimed by french and portuguese: broader agenda: bismarck eager to built overseas empire while avoiding conflict in. Europe potentially resulting from tensions between european powers(especially. France and uk) over colonization of africa(e. g niger river, but also central africa and upper nile region: set rues of mutual recognition, trade and colonization(is principle of effective occupation further motivating dispossession and territorial administration) Ideological geopolitics(1945-1990: cold war succeeding the second world war.
