Table of Contents

1.Halford Mackinder and the Pivotal Heartland2. In Defence of the Heartland: Sir Halford Mackinder and his Critics a Hundred Years On 3. The Pivot and Imperial Defence Policy 4. The Diplomatic Context: Britain and International Relations in 1904 5. Mackinder and British Perceptions of Central Asia6.The Heartland in Russian History 7. Trading States, Territorial States, and Technology: Mackinder's Contribution to the Discourse on States and Politics 8. Halford Mackinder and the Geographical Pivot of History: A Critical Assessment 9. The Geographical Pivot of Outer Space 10. The Heartland - Then and Now

About the Author

Brian Blouet was educated in Britain and taught at the University of Sheffield before coming to the USA and teaching at the University of Nebraska, Texas A&M University, and the College of William and Mary in Virginia. He is the author of a biography of Mackinder and other books including Geopolitics and Globalization (2001).