Maps and Politics
Author | : Jeremy Black |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2000-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226054942 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226054940 |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Download or read book Maps and Politics written by Jeremy Black and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do maps accurately and objectively present the information we expect them to portray, or are they instead colored by the political purposes of their makers? In this lively and well-illustrated book, Jeremy Black investigates this dangerous territory, arguing persuasively that the supposed "objectivity" of the map-making and map-using process cannot be divorced from aspects of the politics of representation.