Name: The Power of Maps (Mappings: Society
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Author: Wood, Denis
ISBN: 9780898624939

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Physical Book

Author

Denis Wood

Publisher

Guilford Publications

Year

1992

Language

English

Pages

248

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6x15.2x1.8 cm

Weight

0.36 kg.

ISBN

0898624932

ISBN13

9780898624939

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Synopsis "The Power of Maps (Mappings: Society "

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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