Ellsworth huntington theory of revolution
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April 17,
Ellsworth Huntington was one of the early twentieth century’s most prolific science writers. The author of 28 books, contributor to 29 others and author of more than articles, [1] Huntington was a climatic determinist who held that geography was the “basis for history.” [2] Civilization according to Huntington owed its rise to the weather. He suggested his superior “Teutonic stock” was a natural consequence of the same atmospheric conditions that cause thunderstorms.
But Huntington was worried. He felt he had solid statistical evidence that as his race took on what he thought was its evolutionary obligation to dominate it faced two serious threats: the physically and morally debilitating effects of the tropics and tropical women on WASPs who worked abroad, and the productivity-sapping effects of luxuries like huvud heating on those who worked at home.
Initially Huntington proposed simple mechanical solutions to these &#;problems,&#; like a housing unit that would a
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Ellsworth Huntington
American geographer (–)
Ellsworth Huntington (September 16, – October 17, ) was a professor of geography at Yale University during the early 20th century, known for his studies on environmental determinism/climatic determinism, economic growth, and economic geography. He served as president of the Ecological Society of America in , the Association of American Geographers in and president of the board of directors of the American Eugenics Society from to [2]
He taught at Euphrates College, Turkey (&#;); accompanied the Pumpelly () and Barrett (&#;) expeditions to central Asia; and wrote of his Asian experiences in Explorations in Turkestan () and The Pulse of Asia (). He taught geography at Yale (&#;) and from was a research associate there, devoting his time chiefly to climatic and anthropogeographic studies. He was the recipient of the Elisha Kent Kane Gold Medal from the Geographical Society of Philadelphia.
In , Huntington led the Yale
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THEODORE L. GLASGOW
OTHER BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHORS
ELLSWORTH HUNTINGTON
- Four books showing the development of knowledge as to Historical Pulsations of Climate.
- The Pulse of Asia. Boston,
- Explorations in Turkestan. Expedition of Washington,
- Palestine and Its Transformation. Boston,
- The Climatic Factor, as Illustrated in Arid America. Washington,
- Two books illustrating the effect of climate on man.
- Civilization and Climate. New Haven,
- World Power and Evolution. New Haven,
- Four books illustrating the general principles of Geography.
- Asia: A Geography Reader. Chicago,
- The Red Man's Continent. New Haven,
- Principles of Huma