{"product_id":"mapping-a-critical-introduction-to-cartography-and-gis-hardback-9781405121729","title":"Mapping; A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS (Hardback) 9781405121729","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMapping\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeremy W. Crampton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405121729, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 January 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 18 x 2.1 cm, 0.572 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS\u003c\/i\u003e is an introduction to the critical issues surrounding mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) across a wide range of disciplines for the non-specialist reader.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the key influences Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and cartography have on the study of geography and other related disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the first in-depth summary of the “new cartography” that has appeared since the early 1990s\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an explanation of what this new critical cartography is, why it is important, and how it is relevant to a broad, interdisciplinary set of readers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents theoretical discussion supplemented with real-world case studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together both a technical understanding of GIS and mapping as well as sensitivity to the importance of theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Cover: Size Matters xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Maps – A Perverse Sense of the Unseemly 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 What Is Critique? 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Maps 2.0: Map Mashups and New Spatial Media 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 What Is Critical Cartography and GIS? 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 How Mapping Became Scientific 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Governing with Maps: Cartographic Political Economy 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Political History of Cartography Deconstructed: Harley, Gall, and Peters 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 GIS After Critique: What Next? 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Geosurveillance and Spying with Maps 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Cyberspace and Virtual Worlds 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Cartographic Construction of Race and Identity 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Poetics of Space: Art, Beauty, and Imagination 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Epilogue: Beyond the Cartographic Anxiety? 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 203\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geography%20%5BRG%5D%22\"\u003eRG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437756510488,"sku":"9781405121729","price":80.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405121729.jpg?v=1784938352","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mapping-a-critical-introduction-to-cartography-and-gis-hardback-9781405121729","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}