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| Material Type: | Juvenile audience, Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Mark S Monmonier |
| ISBN: | 0226534200 9780226534206 0226534219 9780226534213 |
| OCLC Number: | 32820164 |
| Description: | xiii, 207 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Elements of the map -- Map generalization: little white lies and lots of them -- Blunders that mislead -- Maps that advertise -- Development maps (or, How to seduce the town board) -- Maps for political propaganda -- Maps, defense, and disinformation: fool thine enemy -- Large-scale mapping, culture, and the national interest -- Data maps: making nonsense of the census -- Color: attraction and distraction -- Multimedia, experiential maps, and graphic scripts -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Latitude and longitude. |
| Responsibility: | Mark Monmonier. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 001639971 |
Abstract:
With two additional chapters, this illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches how to evaluate maps critically, and promotes a healthy scepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of
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