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The Geographical Pivot of History

Mackinder, Halford J.·2014·Geopolitics
DOI 10.4324/9780203092170-4
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As regards the development of sea power, it is not the total number of square miles which a country contains, but the length of its coast-line and the character of its harbors that are to be considered. The South had a people as numerous as it was warlike, and a navy commensurate to its other resources as a sea power, the great extent of its sea-coast and its numerous inlets would have been elements of great strength. The French Revolution, the population of France was much greater than that of England; but in respect of sea power in general, peaceful commerce as well as military efficiency, France was much inferior to England. It must be noted that particular forms of government with their accompanying institutions. The aim has been, first to consider those elements in their natural tendency for or against, and then to illustrate by particular examples and by the experience of the past.

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Authors
Mackinder, H. J.
Venue
Geopolitics
Publisher
Routledge
Published
2014-06-27
Pages
32-36
ISSN
1465-0045 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.4324/9780203092170-4
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624
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Type
book chapter
Language
en
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