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OverviewLife, Earth, Colony explores the ideas, life, and historical significance of German zoologist turned geographer Friedrich Ratzel (1844–1904), famous for developing the foundations of geopolitical thought. Ratzel produced a remarkable body of work that revolutionized the study of space, movement, colonization, and war. He also served as a source of intellectual inspiration for national socialism, particularly through his Lebensraum (living space) concept, which understood all life as being caught in an eternal struggle for space. This book closely analyzes this radical conservative intellectual, focusing on his often-overlooked ethnography, biogeography, travel, and creative writing, and colonial activism as well as his more widely-known political geography. Life, Earth, Colony finds that there is an as yet unexplored necropolitical impulse at the heart of Ratzel’s entire oeuvre, a preoccupation with death and dying, which had a profound impact on twentieth-century history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian KlinkePublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780472056170ISBN 10: 0472056174 Pages: 342 Publication Date: 25 August 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. Soldier and scientist 3. Race and slavery 4. Life and earth 5. Colonisation and war 6. Death and necropolitics 7. Ratzel after Ratzel 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationIan Klinke is Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Oxford. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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