
How to Lie with Maps
Mark S. Monmonier(Author)
University of Chicago Press
2nd Edition
Published on 1. May 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
222 pages
978-0-226-53421-3 (ISBN)
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Description
Originally published to wide acclaim, this illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie. In fact, they must. The second edition is updated with the addition of two new chapters, 10 color plates, and a new foreword by renowned geographer H. J. de Blij. One new chapter examines the role of national interest and cultural values in national mapping organizations, including the United States Geological Survey, while the other explores the new breed of multimedia, computer-based maps. To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
10 colour plates, 7 halftones, 111 maps
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 141 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-53421-3 (9780226534213)
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