Maps and Politics - Brossura

Black, Jeremy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1861890818 ISBN 13: 9781861890818

Casa editrice: Reaktion Books, 2000

Riassunto

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 field over the last century are responses both to cartographic progression and to a greater emphasis on graphic imagery in societies affected by politicization, democratization, and consumer and cultural shifts. Jeremy Black asks whether bias-free cartography is possible and demonstrates that maps are not straight-forward visual texts, but contain political and politicizing subtexts that need to be read with care.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Reaktion Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1861890818
• ISBN 13: 9781861890818
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192