Note 187 — II A Sketch of the History of the Idea of Milieu Since the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
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His general theory is stated on pp. 39–42, 53–71, 79 f., 89, 99 f., 102–60. Chapter 7, pp. 161–90, is a general discussion of the geographical environment of the “Civilisations Fluviales,” followed successively by a detailed treatment of “Le Nil” (ch. 8, pp. 191–234), of “Le Tigre et L’Euphrate” (ch. 9, pp. 235–78), of “L’Indus et Le Gange” (ch. 10, pp. 279–319), of “Le Hoang-Ho et Le Yangtse-Kiang” (ch. 11, pp. 320–66).