{"product_id":"democratic-ideals-and-reality-halford-john-mackinder-9781945934988","title":"Democratic Ideals and Reality: A Study in the Politics of Reconstruction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland; Who rules the Heartland commands the World Island; Who rules the World Island commands the World.\" --Sir Halford Mackinder, in \u003cem\u003eDemocratic Ideals and Reality\u003c\/em\u003e, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Democratic Ideals and Reality--A Study in the Politics of Reconstruction, \u003c\/em\u003e published in 1919, expands on Halford Mackinder's Heartland Theory as earlier described in his 1904 paper \u003cem\u003eThe Geographic Pivot of the History\u003c\/em\u003e. Mackinder was the first to describe the concept of geography as a bridge between the natural sciences and the humanities: In essence, this was the founding moment of geopolitics. In \u003cem\u003eDemocratic Ideals and Reality\u003c\/em\u003e, he further makes a case for fully taking into account geopolitical factors at the Paris Peace conference and contrasts geographical reality with Woodrow Wilson's idealism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe theories of \u003cem\u003eDemocratic Ideals and Reality\u003c\/em\u003e are as relevant as ever for students of history, political scientists, and others interested in geopolitics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Halford John Mackinder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1945934980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945934988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d","brand":"Halford John Mackinder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994581532927,"sku":"9781945934988","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6f43351-a6de-498d-99f9-f4d5dad66bec.jpg?v=1683331004","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democratic-ideals-and-reality-halford-john-mackinder-9781945934988","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}