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Item specifics

Condition
Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
ISBN
9780226817057
Subject Area
Travel, Reference, Technology & Engineering, Science
Publication Name
Maps Are Territories : Science Is an Atlas
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Item Length
8.8 in
Subject
Cartography, Earth Sciences / Geography, Maps & Road Atlases (See Also Reference / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps), Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases)
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.3 in
Author
David Turnbull
Features
Reprint
Item Weight
11 Oz
Item Width
9.5 in
Number of Pages
72 Pages
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226817059
ISBN-13
9780226817057
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73697

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
72 Pages
Publication Name
Maps Are Territories : Science Is an Atlas
Language
English
Subject
Cartography, Earth Sciences / Geography, Maps & Road Atlases (See Also Reference / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps), Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases)
Publication Year
1994
Features
Reprint
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Travel, Reference, Technology & Engineering, Science
Author
David Turnbull
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
11 Oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
9.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
93-011239
Illustrated
Yes
Edition Description
Reprint
Table Of Content
Maps and Theories The Conventional Nature of Maps Maps and Pictures Bringing the World Back Home Aboriginal-Australian Maps The Story So Far The Function of Maps Maps - A Way of Ordering Knowledge Maps - A Way of Ordering Our Environment Maps and Power Maps and Theories Concluded Further Reading Acknowledgments
Synopsis
"The map is not the territory" is a cartographic truism. It means that unless the map is drawn on a mile-to-mile scale and has the same physical characteristics as the territory itself, it cannot be perfectly accurate. But as David Turnbull demonstrates, the map is a metaphor not only for the territory it represents but for the culture that created it. As such, it takes on the meaning of the territory and its importance in that culture. In this ingenious book, Turnbull challenges common assumptions about the nature of cartography. In each of ten "exhibits" he addresses a seemingly basic concept that a map is be factually accurate, for example, or that its symbols refer to concrete elements of the landscape and then illustrates its complexities with maps from Western, Asian, and native cultures, from prehistoric to modern times, accompanied by quotations and historical background. The "exhibits" show how different cultures express their relation to the land, and how those differences ultimately define not only territory but also domination religious, ideological, cultural, and political. An ideal introduction to the concepts of cartography, this book teaches not only how to read maps, but how to read them between the lines.", "The map is not the territory" is a cartographic truism. It means that unless the map is drawn on a mile-to-mile scale and has the same physical characteristics as the territory itself, it cannot be perfectly accurate. But as David Turnbull demonstrates, the map is a metaphor not only for the territory it represents but for the culture that created it. As such, it takes on the meaning of the territory and its importance in that culture. In this ingenious book, Turnbull challenges common assumptions about the nature of cartography. In each of ten "exhibits" he addresses a seemingly basic concept--that a map is be factually accurate, for example, or that its symbols refer to concrete elements of the landscape--and then illustrates its complexities with maps from Western, Asian, and native cultures, from prehistoric to modern times, accompanied by quotations and historical background. The "exhibits" show how different cultures express their relation to the land, and how those differences ultimately define not only territory but also domination--religious, ideological, cultural, and political. An ideal introduction to the concepts of cartography, this book teaches not only how to read maps, but how to read them between the lines.

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