摘要：The relationship of geography and politics does not only have a material dimension. Seeing politics from a geographical perspective also means addressing "geopolitical visions", i.e. ideas about geographical space. By using the concept of geopolitical visions, geographers can help to structure historical processes. This value of the concept of geopolitical visions is demonstrated in this article by the history of Iraq from the First World War to the 1958 revolution. Various geopolitical visions about Iraq clashed. Driving forces and turning points of Iraq's pre-1958 history become apparent within the frame of geopolitical visions.
关键词：Iraq; British mandate; indirect rule; geopolitics; geopolitical ; visions
