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Articles | Volume 78, issue 1
Articles | Volume 78, issue 1
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20 Jan 2023
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The State as a “form of life” and the space as Leistungsraum: the reception of Ratzel in the First and Second World Wars

Patricia Chiantera-Stutte

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The relevance of the outbreak of the First and Second World Wars to the posthumous reception of Ratzel's work cannot be overestimated; Kjellen in particular was one of the main protagonists of Ratzel's revival. Kjellen and Schmitt appropriated and transformed Ratzel's concepts for their research aims, in order to highlight a new turning point in the political and juridical sciences and in politics. As a consequence, their Ratzel was oriented toward militant aims.
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Resonanz und Rezeption. Werk und Wirkung Friedrich Ratzels...