Central Asia in international relations : the legacies of Halford Mackinder / edited by Nick Megoran, Sevara Sharapova.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Megoran, Nick, editor of compilation, author.

Sharapova, S. Sh. (Sevara Shamsiddinovna), editor of compilation, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia, Central--Strategic aspects.

Asia, Central.

Geopolitics--Asia, Central.

Geopolitics.

Central Asia.

Asia, Central--Foreign relations.

International relations.

Mackinder, Halford John, 1861-1947.

Mackinder, Halford John.

Physical Description:

xvi, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]

Contents:

Introduction : Halford Mackinder and Central Asia / Sevara Sharapova and Nick Megoran

Mackinder : imperialism, the empire of India and Central Asia / Brian W. Blouet

Imperialism and the heartland / Gerry Kearns

From geostrategy to geo-economics : the 'heartland' and British imperialism before and after Mackinder / Sarah O'Hara and Michael Heffernan

Russia's Asian heartland today and tomorrow / Milan Hauner

Mackinder on the roof of the world : contemporary geopolitical discourse in Tajikistan / Kirill Nourzhanov

The intellectual life of the heartland : how Mackinder travelled to Uzbekistan / Sevara Sharapova

The enduring relevance of Sir Halford John Mackinder's heartland philosophy : the case of US-Uzbekistan relations / Chris Seiple

The heartland today : cooperation and the struggle for power / Alexey Dundich

Mackinder's legacy today : new challenges for Kazakhstan and Central Asia / Gulnara Dadabayeva and Aigul Adibayeva

The heartland fallacy : Central Asia, geography and globalisation / Levent Hekimoglu

Conclusion : Whither Mackinder and Central Asian studies? / Nick Megoran and Sevara Sharapova.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780231704366

0231704364

OCLC:

794366403