Decolonizing the map cartography from colony to nation
Almost universally, newly independent states seek to affirm their independence and identity by making the production of new maps and atlases a top priority. For formerly colonized peoples, however, this process neither begins nor ends with independence, and it is rarely straightforward. Mapping thei...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Chicago ; London
The University of Chicago Press
2017
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| Schriftenreihe: | The Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., lectures in the history of cartography
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Almost universally, newly independent states seek to affirm their independence and identity by making the production of new maps and atlases a top priority. For formerly colonized peoples, however, this process neither begins nor ends with independence, and it is rarely straightforward. Mapping their own land is fraught with a fresh set of issues: how to define and administer their territories, develop their national identity, establish their role in the community of nations, and more. The contributors to Decolonizing the Map explore this complicated relationship between mapping and decolonization while engaging with recent theoretical debates about the nature of decolonization itself. |
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| Beschreibung: | "... originally presented as the Seventeenth Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., Lectures in the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library in late 2010." - Acknowledgments |
| Beschreibung: | vii, 409 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramm, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9780226422787 978-0-226-42278-7 |