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How to Lie With Maps by Mark Monmonier (1996, Paperback) 
How to Lie With Maps by Mark Monmonier (1996, Paperback)

 
How to Lie With Maps by Mark Monmonier (1996, Paperback)

Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
Publication Date: 1996-04-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0226534219
ISBN-13: 9780226534213
Product ID: EPID78584
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Publication Date:1996-04-01

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Height:8.5 in
Width:5.8 in
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Weight:10.4 oz

Publisher's Note
Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly 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.

Industry Reviews
An updated edition covering the use and abuse of maps, from basic principles of mapmaking to distortions such as deliberate oversimplification and the misleading use of symbols. Ample illustrations, with four pages in color. First published in 1991. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Reference & Research Book News (08/01/1996)

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