The Theory of Environment / An Outline of the History of the Idea of Milieu, and Its Present Status, part 1

CONTENTS

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Introductory Remark. Meanings of the Word Milieu		1

I.	A Sketch of the History of the Idea of Milieu Down to the Nineteenth Century	7

II.	A Sketch of the History of the Idea of Milieu Since the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century	27

	Anthropo-geography, Geography and History	27

	Geography and History	42

	More Recent Anthropo-geographical Treatises	65

	Primitive Peoples and Environment	69

	Society and Physical Milieu	74

	Government, War, Progress, and Climate	76

	Climate and Man’s Characteristics	80

	Man’s Intellect and Physical Environment	81

	Religion and Physical Milieu	83

	Climate and Conduct	84

	Climatic Control of Food and Drink	91

Summary		93

Appendix		97

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