The Politics of Mapping
Bernard Debarbieux author Irene Hirt author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:ISTE Ltd
Published:23rd Aug '22
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Maps and mapping are fundamentally political. Whether they are authoritarian, hegemonic, participatory or critical, they are most often guided by the desire to have control over space, and always involve power relations. This book takes stock of the knowledge acquired and the debates conducted in the field of critical cartography over some thirty years.
The Politics of Mapping includes analyses of recent semiological, social and technological innovations in the production and use of maps and, more generally, geographical information. The chapters are the work of specialists in the field, in the form of a thematic analysis, a theoretical essay, or a reflection on a professional, scientific or militant practice. From mapping issues for modern states to the digital and big data era, from maps produced by Indigenous peoples or migrant–advocacy organizations in Europe, the perspectives are both historical and contemporary.
ISBN: 9781789450675
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 685g
288 pages