Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-175) and index
Halford Mackinder and the Pivotal heartland / Brian W. Blouet -- In defence of the heartland: Sir Halford Mackinder and his critics a hundred years on / Colin Gray -- The pivot and imperial defence policy / Robin A. Butlin -- The diplomatic context: Britain and international relations in 1904 / Pascal Venier -- Mackinder and British perceptions of Central Asia / Sarah O'Hara, Michael Hefferman, and Georgina Enfield -- The heartland in Russian history / Paul Coones -- Trading states, territorial states, and technology: Mackinder's contribution to the discourse on states and politics / Peter J. Hugill -- Mackinder and the geopolitics of Anglo-Jewish relations / Geoff Sloan -- Halford Mackinder and the Geographical pivot of history: a critical assessment / Klaus Dodds -- The geographical pivot of outer space / Everett Carl Dolman -- The heartland - then and now / David Hooson