Edited book
English

The Politics of Mapping

PublisherWiley-ISTE
Publication date2022-06-28
Abstract

Maps and mapping are fundamentally political. Whether they are authoritarian, hegemonic, participatory or critical, they are most often guided by the desire to have control over space, and always involve power relations. This book takes stock of the knowledge acquired and the debates conducted in the field of critical cartography over some thirty years. The Politics of Mapping includes analyses of recent semiological, social and technological innovations in the production and use of maps and, more generally, geographical information. The chapters are the work of specialists in the field, in the form of a thematic analysis, a theoretical essay, or a reflection on a professional, scientific or militant practice. From mapping issues for modern states to the digital and big data era, from maps produced by Indigenous peoples or migrant–advocacy organizations in Europe, the perspectives are both historical and contemporary.

Keywords
  • Maps
  • Mapping
  • Political geography
  • Territoriality
  • Semiology
Citation (ISO format)
DEBARBIEUX, Bernard, HIRT, Irène, (eds.). The Politics of Mapping. [s.l.] : Wiley-ISTE, 2022.
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  • PID : unige:176752
ISBN9781789450675
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