GEOG 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ellen Churchill Semple, Great Trigonometrical Survey, Ellsworth Huntington
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When a state is enclosed by 3 other states, its territory is focal. He who first gets control of it will gain the support of all-under-heavenin focal ground, ally with neighboring states sun tzu"s the art of war. Coherence of political geography as a body of thought. Focus on concepts like territory, boundary, state, ation, spheres of influence and place. Inquiry into the ways in which geography (broadly defined) shapes people and politics. Academic organizations, journals, etc devoted to the topic. There is something to be said for the claim that geography was the science of imperialism par excellence. Exploration, topographic and soical survey, cartographic representation, and regional inventory - the craft practices of the emerging geographical professional - were entirely suited to the colonial project david livingstone. British great trigonometric survey of colonial india (1870 map) Anthro became a field of study to understand conquered peoples in colonies. Political geography as a handmaiden of state and empire.
