Maps Are Territories

Author : David Turnbull,Helen Watson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN : 0226817059

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Maps are Territories by David Turnbull,Helen Watson Pdf

"The map is not the territory" is a cartographic truism. It means that unless the map is drawn on a mile-to-mile scale and has the same physical characteristics as the territory itself, it cannot be perfectly accurate. But as David Turnbull demonstrates, the map is a metaphor not only for the territory it represents but for the culture that created it. As such, it takes on the meaning of the territory and its importance in that culture. In this ingenious book, Turnbull challenges common assumptions about the nature of cartography. In each of ten "exhibits" he addresses a seemingly basic concept—that a map is be factually accurate, for example, or that its symbols refer to concrete elements of the landscape—and then illustrates its complexities with maps from Western, Asian, and native cultures, from prehistoric to modern times, accompanied by quotations and historical background. The "exhibits" show how different cultures express their relation to the land, and how those differences ultimately define not only territory but also domination—religious, ideological, cultural, and political. An ideal introduction to the concepts of cartography, this book teaches not only how to read maps, but how to read them between the lines.

Author : Jerry Brotton
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501722332

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Trading Territories by Jerry Brotton Pdf

In this generously illustrated book, Jerry Brotton documents the dramatic changes in the nature of geographical representation which took place during the sixteenth century, explaining how much they convey about the transformation of European culture at the end of the early modern era. He examines the age's fascination with maps, charts, and globes as both texts and artifacts that provided their owners with a promise of gain, be it intellectual, political, or financial. From the Middle Ages through most of the sixteenth century, Brotton argues, mapmakers deliberately exploited the partial, often conflicting accounts of geographically distant territories to create imaginary worlds. As long as the lands remained inaccessible, these maps and globes were politically compelling. They bolstered the authority of the imperial patrons who employed the geographers and integrated their creations into ever more grandiose rhetorics of expansion. As the century progressed, however, geographers increasingly owed allegiance to the administrators of vast joint-stock companies that sought to exploit faraway lands and required the systematic mapping of commercially strategic territories. By the beginning of the seventeenth century, maps had begun to serve instead as scientific guides, defining objectively valid images of the world.

Author : Joshua Armstrong
Publisher : Contemporary French and Franco
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781786942012

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Maps and Territories by Joshua Armstrong Pdf

The rapidity of postwar globalization and the structural changes it has brought to both social and spatial aspects of everyday life has meant, in France as elsewhere, the destabilizing of senses of place, identity, and belonging, as once familiar, local environments are increasingly de-localized and made porous to global trends and planetary preoccupations. Maps and Territories identifies such preoccupations as a fundamental underlying impetus for the contemporary French novel. Indeed, like France itself, the protagonists of its best fiction are constantly called upon to renegotiate their identity in order to maintain any sense of belonging within the troubled territories they call home. Maps and Territories reads today's French novel for how it re-maps such territories, and for how it positions its protagonists vis-�-vis the pressures of globalization, uncovering previously unseen affinities amongst, and offering fresh readings of-and offering exciting new perspectives on-a diverse set of authors: namely, Michel Houellebecq, Chlo� Delaume, Lydie Salvayre, Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Virginie Despentes, Philippe Vasset, Jean Rolin, and Marie Darrieussecq. In the process, it sets the literary works into dialogue with a range of today's most influential theorists of postmodernity and globalization, including Paul Virilio, Marc Aug�, Peter Sloterdijk, Bruno Latour, Fredric Jameson, Edward Casey, David Harvey, and Ursula K. Heise.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Mark Twain Media
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781622236107

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U.S. States and Territories Maps, Grades 5 - 8 by Anonim Pdf

U.S. States and Territories Maps complements any social studies curriculum by offering high-quality maps and worksheets that reinforce necessary geographical knowledge. Maps and blank worksheets are included for all 50 states and the five U.S. territories, as well as for the United States as a whole. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including math, science, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Author : Jordan Branch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107040960

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The Cartographic State by Jordan Branch Pdf

This book describes the emergence of the territorial state and examines the role that cartography has played in shaping its linear boundaries.

Author : Laura Peetoom,Paul Heersink
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781443104937

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Maps and Mapping for Canadian Kids by Laura Peetoom,Paul Heersink Pdf

Where in the world are you? Learn to read, understand and create maps. Maps are pictures of places. They can be printed on paper or shown on a screen. A map shows you how to get around in a place that is unfamiliar. A map can even tell you new things about a place you know. What is a map, anyway? How do they work? Maps and Mapping for Canadian Kids will walk kids through elements of a map. By discussing concepts such as scale, symbols, and colour, they'll see how maps work and how to read them. Basic principles of navigation explain how early explorers and navigators were able to chart the world, and Canada in particular. A special section on David Thompson highlights the achievements of this great Canadian cartographer.

Author : Joshua Armstrong
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781786942760

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Maps and Territories by Joshua Armstrong Pdf

The rapidity of postwar globalization and the structural changes it has brought to both social and spatial aspects of everyday life has meant, in France as elsewhere, the destabilizing of senses of place, identity, and belonging, as once familiar, local environments are increasingly de-localized and made porous to global trends and planetary preoccupations. Maps and Territories identifies such preoccupations as a fundamental underlying impetus for the contemporary French novel.

Author : Janet Abrams,Peter Hall
Publisher : University of Minnesota Design Inst
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Design
ISBN : 0972969624

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Else/where by Janet Abrams,Peter Hall Pdf

ELSE/WHERE: MAPPING charts the ascendancy of mapping as a powerful interdisciplinary strategy, one that links people and places, data and organizations, and physical and virtual environments. Traditionally written by history's victors, maps are gaining new currency in our information-saturated age as a means of making arguments and processes visible. Mapping technologies today are as diverse as the agendas driving them: social networks are mapped with dynamic digital interfaces; buildings are mapped with lasers; cities and regions are mapped by satellite. Illustrated with nearly 300 images, from archival woodcuts to Web-based maps and GPS drawings, ELSE/WHERE: MAPPING explores how cartographic techniques are being adapted to map the emerging landscapes of electronic communication. It showcases cutting-edge projects in graphic and industrial design, art, architecture, and technology by an international roster of writers, artists, and designers at the forefront of locative media practice. ELSE/WHERE: MAPPING proposes--by visual example and written analysis--that mapping is a fundamental design process that increasingly shapes the physical and conceptual dimensions of contemporary society. Deborah Littlejohn (designer) is design fellow at the University of Minnesota Design Institute. Distributed for the University of Minnesota Design Institute by the University of Minnesota Press.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : On The Mark Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781770727748

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Canadian Mapping Big Book Gr. 4-6 by Anonim Pdf

Author : kollektiv orangotango
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783839445198

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This Is Not an Atlas by kollektiv orangotango Pdf

This Is Not an Atlas gathers more than 40 counter-cartographies from all over the world. This collection shows how maps are created and transformed as a part of political struggle, for critical research or in art and education: from indigenous territories in the Amazon to the anti-eviction movement in San Francisco; from defending commons in Mexico to mapping refugee camps with balloons in Lebanon; from slums in Nairobi to squats in Berlin; from supporting communities in the Philippines to reporting sexual harassment in Cairo. This Is Not an Atlas seeks to inspire, to document the underrepresented, and to be a useful companion when becoming a counter-cartographer yourself.

Author : Shane Parrish,Rhiannon Beaubien
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780593719978

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The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 by Shane Parrish,Rhiannon Beaubien Pdf

Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.

Author : George Quinn,Deborah Sherman
Publisher : [Newmarket, Ont.] : Apple Press, c2000-[c2001]
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0919972683

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Canada Map Book by George Quinn,Deborah Sherman Pdf

The purpose of this activity book is to introduce students to Canada and to have students develop basic map skills through the use of a map of Canada, included with this book, and the 34 student-based activities outlined.

Author : Aubrey Sitterson,Chris Moreno
Publisher : Ten Speed Graphic
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780399580505

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The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling by Aubrey Sitterson,Chris Moreno Pdf

From the host of the critically acclaimed pro wrestling podcast Straight Shoot, this graphic novel history of wrestling features the key grapplers, matches, and promotions that shaped this beloved sport and form of entertainment. As a pop culture phenomenon, professional wrestling--with its heroic babyfaces and villainous heels performing suplexes and powerbombs in pursuit of championship gold--has conquered audiences in the United States and around the world. Now, writer/podcaster Aubrey Sitterson and illustrator Chris Moreno form a graphic novel tag team to present wrestling's complete illustrated history. Featuring legendary wrestlers like Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, and The Rock, and modern-day favorites like John Cena, Kenny Omega, and Sasha Banks, the book covers wrestling's progress from the carnival days of the Gold Dust Trio to the dominance of the WWF/WWE to today's diverse independent wrestling scene, and it spotlights wrestling's reach into Mexico/Puerto Rico (lucha libre), the U.K. (all-in), and Japan (puroresu).

Author : Jonathan Z Smith
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004667464

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Map Is Not Territory by Jonathan Z Smith Pdf

Author : James Lingwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Art, Italian
ISBN : UCSD:31822044253185

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Luigi Ghirri by James Lingwood Pdf

Through the course of the 1970s and 1980s, Luigi Ghirri pursued his extraordinary project, open-ended and mercurial, marked by empathy for the changing everyday spaces of his time. Over the course of his short career, Ghirri would produce a vast body of photographs without parallel in the Europe of his time and numerous writings which would have an indelible impact on the history of photography.