| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 231 pages) |
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text file rdaft |
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(pdf) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-220) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Elements of the map -- Map generalization: little white lies and lots of them -- Blunders that mislead -- Color: attraction and distraction -- Maps that advertise -- Development maps (or, how to seduce the town board) -- Maps for political propaganda -- Maps, defense, and disinformation: fool thine enemy -- Large-scale mapping, culture, and the national interest -- Data maps: a thicket of thorny choices -- Image maps: picture that -- Prohibitive cartography: maps that say "no!" -- Fast maps: animated, interactive, or mobile -- Epilogue. |
| Access |
Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
An updated edition of the "humorous, informative and perceptive" guide to how maps can lead us astray ( Toronto Globe and Mail ). An instant classic when first published in 1991, How to Lie with Maps revealed how the choices mapmakers make--consciously or unconsciously--mean that every map inevitably presents only one of many possible stories about the places it depicts. The principles Mark Monmonier outlined back then remain true today, despite significant technological changes in the making and use of maps. The introduction and spread of digital maps and mapping software, however, have added new wrinkles to the ever-evolving landscape of modern mapmaking. Fully updated for the digital age, this new edition of How to Lie with Maps examines the myriad ways that technology offers new opportunities for cartographic mischief, deception, and propaganda. While retaining the same brevity, range, and humor as its predecessors, this third edition includes significant updates throughout as well as new chapters on image maps, prohibitive cartography, and online maps. It also includes an expanded section of color images and an updated list of sources for further reading. Praise for previous editions of How to Lie with Maps "Will leave you much better defended against cheap atlases, shoddy journalism, unscrupulous advertisers, predatory special-interest groups, and others who may use or abuse maps at your expense." -- Christian Science Monitor |
| Note |
Publisher metadata. |
| Subject |
Cartography.
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Deception.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9780226436081 (e-pub) |
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9780226435923 (print) |
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