Introducing Geohistory: Notes for Lecture 1 - What is Civilization?

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This presentation introduces key concepts for a Framework of Geohistory - an approach that studies civilizations and their transformations from a geographic and geopolitical perspective, while integratively drawing on other methods and approaches to civilisational studies. Lecture 1 introduces the geohistorical approach, highlighting how it differs from other methods, while building towards a novel framework of multilayered civilizational analysis. Sections 0:00 Opening Argument: the problem of definition 5:59 Approaches to Civilizational Studies & Geohistory 9:12 Before the State: Prior Forms 11:37 Beyond the Classical Approach of Civilisational Studies 15:30 Section II : Conceptual Layers of Geohistory [Important] 21:43 On Pre-State Political Formations 27:29 Axiality: Places of Significance and their Emergence 30:23 Orbital Spaces: Zones of Connection 32:57 Defining Civilization 34:40 Reflections on the need for Geohistory 35:30 Conclusion and Reiteration of Key Ideas