Montesquieu
Possibilistic Political Geographer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8376948 |
|---|---|
| Authors | KARL MARCUS KRIESEL (University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 557-574 |
| Publication date | 1968-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the Association of American Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-5608 • E-ISSN: 1467-8306 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1968.tb01652.x |
| OpenAlex | W2067232749 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
The writings of Charles Louis Joseph de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu, eighteenth century French nobleman, concerning the effects of the physical environment upon societies and the political systems produced by it, have been widely interpreted as being environmentalistic or deterministic. This paper examines the portions of his work which treat of the roles played by the physical environment and the non-physical societal attributes such as customs, manners, morals, and tradition, which, when combined, produce a particular political or governmental system. From the comparison of Montesquieu's political-geographic views with the basic tenets of possibilism comes the finding that his theory of political geography is more properly interpreted as being possibilistic rather than environmentalistic or deterministic
Economic geography · Epistemology · Geographer · Geography · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics) · Engineering · European Political History Analysis · Historical Geography and Geographical Thought · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
| Citation span | 1975 - 2025 (51) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |