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Record Nr.

UNINA9911021159303321

Autore

Demeter Gábor

Titolo

Maps in the Service of the Nation. The Role of Ethnic Mapping in Nation-Building and Its Influence on Political Decision-Making Across the Balkan Peninsula (1840–1914)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : Frank & Timme, 2021

ISBN

3-7329-9320-5

Descrizione fisica

Online-Ressource (312 S.)

Disciplina

305.8009496/022/3

Soggetti

Ethnology - Balkan Peninsula - Maps - History - 19th century

Ethnology - Balkan Peninsula - Maps - History - 20th century

Cartography - Political aspects - Balkan Peninsula - History - 19th century

Cartography - Political aspects - Balkan Peninsula - History - 20th century

Nation-building - Balkan Peninsula - History - 19th century

Nation-building - Balkan Peninsula - History - 20th century

Balkan Peninsula Politics and government 19th century Decision making

Balkan Peninsula Politics and government 20th century Decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

PublicationDate: 20210813

Sommario/riassunto

The authors seek to answer whether the ethnic maps of the Balkan Peninsula created between 1840 and 1914 can be considered scientific products, or whether these maps were merely tools that served the political goals of the Balkan nation states and the regional agenda of the Great Powers. Despite evident methodological progress, maps were often contradictory indicating that propaganda purposes played an important role during their preparation.  The book investigates (1) the discrepancy between statistical data and their visualization on maps; (2) the reliability of Ottoman statistics and their Western and Balkan interpretations; (3) the adequacy of applied visualization techniques; and (4) the difference between the quality and content of maps created for the public and those created for political decision-makers. The



authors apply interdisciplinary methods to deconstruct approximately one hundred maps analysing their background data, visualization techniques, and intentions behind the maps. Then, they redraw fifty maps with unified categories and scaling to promote comparison applying a different visualiza­tion technique.