Searching for the perfect footnote: : Friedrich Ratzel and the others at the roots of lebensraum

• Autores: Matus Halas
• Localización: Geopolitics, ISSN-e 1557-3028, Vol. 19, Nº. 1, 2014, págs. 1-18
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The story of Lebensraum before World War I resembles a screenplay of an interesting movie. The main villain (Friedrich Ratzel) got the prestige, but did not deserve it, while those that did (Andree and Peschel), were not given it. Villain's éminence grise (Moritz Wagner) plotted against the hero (Charles Darwin) without much effect. Some even tried to turn villain into hero's servant, yet he proved too resilient and remained determined to conquer and culturally transform the world on his own terms. This plot has everything necessary for a good drama. An Israeli one, of course.