The Power of Maps (Paperback, Revised)

This volume ventures into terrain where even the most sophisticated map fails to lead--through the mapmaker's bias. Denis Wood shows how maps are not impartial reference objects, but rather instruments of communication, persuasion, and power. Like paintings, they express a point of view. By connecting us to a reality that could not exist in the absence of maps--a world of property lines and voting rights, taxation districts and enterprise zones--they embody and project the interests of their creators. Sampling the scope of maps available today, illustrations include Peter Gould's AIDS map, Tom Van Sant's map of the earth, U.S. Geological Survey maps, and a child's drawing of the world. THE POWER OF MAPS was published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design.

General

Imprint:	Guilford Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Mappings: Society/Theory/Space
Release date:	December 1992
First published:	1992
Authors:	Denis Wood
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-89862-493-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Maps, charts & atlases > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Geographical information systems (GIS) Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Remote sensing
LSN:	0-89862-493-2
Barcode:	9780898624939

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