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The Power of Maps
The Power of Maps
Wood, Denis
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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.
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GUILFORD PUBN
Bisac Major Subject
Travel
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Maps & Road Atlases (see also Reference - Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps)
Binding Type
Paperback
Edition Description
Revised
Country Of Origin
US
Number Of Units
1
Length
8.9 Inches
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Width
6.0 Inches
Publication Date
1970-01-01
Height
0.7 Inches
ISBN 10
0898624932
Weight
0.8 Pounds
Book EAN
9780898624939
Target Audiance
Adults
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