Democratic Ideals and Reality (1919 book)

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"Democratic Ideals and Reality" is a 1919 geopolitical treatise by Halford Mackinder that argues control of the Eurasian "Heartland" is key to world power and critiques liberal idealism in post–World War I peace planning.

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instanceOf book
geopolitical treatise
non-fiction book
associatedWithPerson Halford John Mackinder NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheory Heartland theory NERFINISHED
author Halford John Mackinder NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
critiques idealistic peace planning after World War I
liberal internationalism
focusesOnConcept Heartland
focusesOnRegion Eurasia NERFINISHED
genre geopolitics literature
hasForm treatise
hasPerspective realist approach to international politics
hasSubject relationship between democracy and power politics
territorial organization of world power
historicalContext Paris Peace Conference era NERFINISHED
post–World War I settlement
influencedField Cold War geopolitics NERFINISHED
geopolitical theory
strategic studies
intendedAudience policy makers
scholars of international relations
keyIdea geographical factors shape political power
land power can outweigh sea power
need to reconcile democratic ideals with geopolitical realities
language English
mainTopic Heartland theory NERFINISHED
balance of power
geopolitics
international relations
liberal idealism
post–World War I peace settlement
world politics
notableFor critique of purely idealistic approaches to peace
formulation of the Heartland as pivot area of world politics
proposes control of the Eurasian Heartland is key to world power
publicationYear 1919
relatedWork The Geographical Pivot of History NERFINISHED
subjectOf academic analysis in geopolitics
debates on land power versus sea power
timePeriodDiscussed World War I NERFINISHED
early 20th century
interwar period

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