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Cartographic Fictions : Maps, Race, and Identity /

Maps are stories as much about us as about the landscape. They reveal changing perceptions of the natural world, as well as conflicts over the acquisition of territories. This book looks at maps in relation to journals, correspondence, advertisements, and novels by authors such as Joseph Conrad and...

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Auteur principal: Piper, Karen Lynnea, 1965-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2002.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Maps are stories as much about us as about the landscape. They reveal changing perceptions of the natural world, as well as conflicts over the acquisition of territories. This book looks at maps in relation to journals, correspondence, advertisements, and novels by authors such as Joseph Conrad and Michael Ondaatje. In her innovative study, the author follows the history of cartography through three stages: the establishment of the prime meridian, the development of aerial photography, and the emergence of satellite and computer mapping. (Midwest).
Description matérielle:1 online resource (238 pages): illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9780813530734