On the genealogy of Lebensraum

The aim of this paper is to outline a genealogy of the concept of Lebensraum. It will focus on the way that Darwinian evolutionary thought was translated into 19th Century German geography, particularly in the work of Friedrich Ratzel and his formulation of the concept of Lebensraum. The paper argue...

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Main Author: C. Abrahamsson
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-05-01
Series:Geographica Helvetica
Online Access:http://www.geogr-helv.net/68/37/2013/gh-68-37-2013.pdf