[PDF.78pv] The Power of Projections: How Maps Reflect Global Politics and History

The Power of Projections: How Maps Reflect Global Politics and History

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 | #3505780 in Books |  2006-04-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.21 x.50 x6.14l,1.05 | File type: PDF | 208 pages

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||From Booklist|For all its alluring impression of objectivity, a map does have a point of view, an amalgam of its underlying geometric projection, geographic names, color schemes, and intended use. Readers of Marc

Why is Europe at the top half of maps and Africa at the bottom? Although we are accustomed to that convention, it is, in fact, a politically motivated, almost entirely subjective way of depicting a ball spinning in space. As The Power of Projections teaches us, maps do not portray reality, only interpretations of it. To begin with, they are two-dimensional projections of a three-dimensional, spherical Earth. Add to that the fact that every map is made for a pur...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Power of Projections: How Maps Reflect Global Politics and History   |  Arthur Jay Klinghoffer. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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