{"product_id":"mapping-9781405121736","title":"Mapping","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407859589463,"sku":"9781405121736","price":30.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405121736.jpg?v=1730500765","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mapping-9781405121736","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}