Maps and Politics
?We all rely on the apparent accuracy and objectivity of maps, but often do not see the very process of mapping as political. Are the power and purpose of maps inherently political? Maps and Politics addresses this important question and seeks to emphasize that the apparent 'objectivity' of the map--making and map-using process cannot be divorced from aspects of the politics of representation. Maps have played, and continue to play, a major role in both international and domestic politics. They show how visual geographical representations can be made to reflect and advance political agendas in powerful ways. The major developments in this fie…
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- ISBN: 978-1-86189-837-1
- EAN: 9781861898371
- Produktnummer: 13797668
- Verlag: Reaktion Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
- Seitenangabe: 188 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'184 KB
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