Maps and politics [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black

• Autore: Black Jeremy
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.1209
• Soggetto topico: Cartography - Political aspects; Historical geography; Maps - Political aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Maps and Politics Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Cartography as Power; 2. Mapping the World and its Peoples; 3. Socio-Economic Issues and Cartography; 4. The Problems of Mapping Politics; 5. Frontiers; 6. War as an Aspect of Political Cartography; 7. Conclusion; References; Picture Acknowledgements; Index
• Sommario/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 agen
• Titolo autorizzato: Maps and politics
• ISBN: 1-282-88470-0; 9786612884702; 1-86189-837-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458806703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Picturing history.