How to lie with maps / Mark Monmonier.
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- Language:
- English
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- Physical Description:
- xiii, 207 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [1996]
- Summary:
- Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. As Monmonier shows, maps not only point the way and provide information, maps lie. In fact, they must. The second edition is updated with the addition of two new chapters, 10 color plates, and a new foreword by renowned geographer H. J. de Blij. One new chapter examines the role of national interest and cultural values in national mapping organizations, including the United States Geological Survey, while the other explores the latest technology in multimedia, computer-based maps. To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index.
- ISBN:
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- OCLC:
- 32820164
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