{"product_id":"democratic-ideals-and-reality-a-study-in-the-politics-of-reconstruction-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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11832131\"\u003eHalford John Mackinder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945934988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1945934980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL011000\"\u003eInternational Relations | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL034000\"\u003ePeace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027090\"\u003eWars \u0026amp; Conflicts | World War I\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44519696236781,"sku":"9781945934988","price":25.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_6d37b01f-417a-41bf-8bb4-7c713948e106.jpg?v=1701263019","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/democratic-ideals-and-reality-a-study-in-the-politics-of-reconstruction-9781945934988","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}