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  *******************************************************************************<br /> How to Lie with Maps <br /> *******************************************************************************<br /> <br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> General Information<br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> Type.................: Ebook<br /> Part Size............: 8,064,856 bytes<br /> <br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> Post Information<br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> Posted by............: ~tqw~<br /> <br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> Release Notes<br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on <br /> the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and <br /> promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. <br /> Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie. In fact, they must.<br /> The second edition is updated with the addition of two new chapters, 10 color <br /> plates, and a new foreword by renowned geographer H. J. de Blij. One new chapter <br /> examines the role of national interest and cultural values in national mapping <br /> organizations, including the United States Geological Survey, while the other <br /> explores the new breed of multimedia, computer-based maps.<br /> <br /> Table Of Contents<br /> <br /> Foreword <br /> Acknowledgments <br /> 1 Introduction 1<br /> 2 Elements of the Map 5<br /> 3 Map Generalization: Little White Lies and Lots of Them 25<br /> 4 Blunders That Mislead 43<br /> 5 Maps That Advertise 58<br /> 6 Development Maps (or, How to Seduce the Town Board) 71<br /> 7 Maps for Political Propaganda 87<br /> 8 Maps, Defense, and Disinformation: Fool Thine Enemy 113<br /> 9 Large-Scale Mapping, Culture, and the National Interest 123<br /> 10 Data Maps: Making Nonsense of the Census 139<br /> 11 Color: Attraction and Distraction 163<br /> 12 Multimedia, Experiential Maps, and Graphic Scripts 174<br /> 13 Epilogue 184<br /> Appendix: Latitude and Longitude 187<br /> Selected Readings for Further Exploration 191<br /> Sources of Illustrations 197<br /> Index 199<br /> <br /> Product Details<br /> <br /> * ISBN: 0226534219<br /> * ISBN-13: 9780226534213<br /> * Format: Paperback, 222pp<br /> * Publisher: University of Chicago Press<br /> * Pub. Date: May 1991<br /> * Edition Description: Frist<br /> * Edition Number: 1<br /> <br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> Install Notes<br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> PDF Reader
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