George Jobberns,freemasonry, geopolitics and the post‐WWII world |
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Authors: | Michael Roche |
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Institution: | School of People Environment and Planning, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | The article suggests Jobberns’ view of geopolitics ultimately rested on the work of British geographer Sir Halford Mackinder overlain by the writing of American political geographers. Jobberns’ geopolitical thinking was, however, also strongly informed by his being a Freemason. WWII, as the overshadowing external event of Jobberns’ early years at Canterbury, amplified his interest in geopolitics both as a way of understanding the world and, at a time when geography was not universally accepted as a university discipline, as a means of promoting to a wider public the utility of a geographical perspective on world affairs. |
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Keywords: | freemasonry geopolitics George Jobberns New Zealand world peace |
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