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The Power of Maps
The Power of Maps
Author: Denis Wood
This volume ventures into terrain where even the most sophisticated map fails to lead--through the mapmaker's bias. Denis Wood shows how maps are not impartial reference objects, but rather instruments of communication, persuasion, and power. Like paintings, they express a point of view. By connecting us to a reality that could not exist in t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780898624939
ISBN-10: 0898624932
Publication Date: 10/16/1992
Pages: 248
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Publisher: The Guilford Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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