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Mackinder’s Heartland Theory
Who rules East Europe, commands the HeartlandWho rules the Heartland, commands the World IslandWho rules the World Island, commands the World Though they may be deemed outdated now, Sir Halford Mackinder‘s Heartland Theory and his writings on geopolitics offer some fascinating–and still relevant–pieces of wisdom on the relations between geography, history, and foreign policy. My… Read more >>
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South: Antarctica, Endurance, and WWI
Sir Ernest Shackleton‘s South was my spontaneous “heavy reading” for this spring/summer. At times, my reaction was “What did I myself get into?” It is a long first-person narrative, stylistically tedious, and inherently repetitive–but absolutely worth the commitment. {Note: Be sure to look through photographer Frank Hurley’s book South with Endurance while you read South. … Read more >>
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Fathers and Sons
Arkady Kirsanov, recent graduate of the University of St Petersburg, comes home to visit his father Nikolai and uncle Pavel at the Kirsanov estate in the country. Nikolai is anxious to give his son a warm welcome, even if it means putting up with Arkady’s new friend, the arrogant Yevgeny Bazarov. Bazarov has abandoned social… Read more >>
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The Mystery of Cloomber
General Heatherstone is not an unfriendly person, really. He’s just very, very nervous. So nervous, in fact, that he has converted his new home, Cloomber Hall, into a fortress and keeps his family as veritable prisoners behind its walls. His neighbor John Fothergill West has taken an interest in the Heatherstones, and John soon finds… Read more >>
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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