| Description |
viii, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Mappings: Society/Theory/Space |
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Mappings.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-242) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Maps work by serving interests -- Maps are embedded in a history they help construct -- Every map shows this...but not that -- The interest the map serves is masked -- The interest is embodied in the map in signs and myths -- Each sign has a history -- The interest the map serves can be yours. |
| Summary |
This volume ventures into terrain where even the most sophisticated map fails to lead -- through the mapmaker's bias. Denis Wood shows how maps are not impartial reference objects, but rather instruments of communication, persuasion, and power. Like paintings, they express a point of view. By connecting us to a reality that could not exists in the absence of maps -- a world of property lines and voting rights, taxation districts and enterprise zones -- they embody and project the interests of their creators. Sampling the scope of maps available today, illustrations include Peter Gould's AIDS map, Tom Van Sant's map of the earth, U.S. Geological Survey maps, and a child's drawing of the world. - Back cover. |
| Subject |
Maps.
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Maps. (OCoLC)fst01008726
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| Genre/Form |
Maps. (OCoLC)fst01423704
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Maps.
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| Added Author |
Fels, John.
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Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) DLC
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| ISBN |
0898624924 (alk. paper) |
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9780898624922 (alk. paper) |
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0898624932 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780898624939 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0415096669 |
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9780415096669 |
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