ALFRED THAYER MAHAN’S MESSIANIC IMPERIALISM: AN ANGLO-SAXON GEOPOLITICAL VISION OF THE OTTOMAN MIDDLE EAST, 1892-1912
ALFRED THAYER MAHAN’S MESSIANIC IMPERIALISM: AN ANGLO-SAXON GEOPOLITICAL VISION OF THE OTTOMAN MIDDLE EAST, 1892-1912
Author(s): Flavien BardetSubject(s): History
Published by: Editura Alma Mater
Keywords: British Empire; Christianity; Geopolitics; Geostrategy; Imperialism (Britain); Imperialism (Germany); Levant; Living space theory; Mahan; Alfred Thayer; Middle East; Ottoman Empire; Racial theories; Ratzel; Friedrich; Strategy; Turkey.
Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the geopolitical theories of Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) concerning Britain’s imperial needs in the early 1900’s. Through the analysis of Mahan’s geopolitics – based on the idea that sea power, or “control of the seas”, is supreme in international relationships –, the issues linked to Britain’s geostrategic safety in and around Suez in the early 20th century will be tackled. This paper will also highlight the tenuous bonds existing between the concepts of “naval strategy”, “racial” imperialism, and Western “living space”.
Journal: Cultural Perspectives - Journal for Literary and British Cultural Studies in Romania
- Issue Year: 2005
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 172-194
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
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