Maps in the service of the nation : the role of ethnic mapping in nation-building and its influence on political decision-making across the Balkan Peninsula (1840-1914)

Maps in the service of the nation the role of ethnic mapping in nation-building and its influence on political decision-making across the Balkan Peninsula (1840-1914)

The authors seek to answer whether the ethnic maps of the Balkan Peninsula created between 1840 and 1914 can be considered scientific products, or whether these maps were merely tools that served the political goals of the Balkan nation states and the regional agenda of the Great Powers. Despite evi...

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1. Verfasser: Demeter, Gábor (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bottlik, Zsolt (VerfasserIn), Csaplár-Degovics, Krisztián (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Berlin Frank & Timme GmbH, Verlag für wissenschaftliche Literatur 2021
Schriftenreihe:DigiOst vol. 12
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Geschichte 1840-1914 > Politik > Auswirkung > Bevölkerungskartierung > Nation > Ethnizität > Ethnische Gruppe > Balkanhalbinsel
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Zusammenfassung:The authors seek to answer whether the ethnic maps of the Balkan Peninsula created between 1840 and 1914 can be considered scientific products, or whether these maps were merely tools that served the political goals of the Balkan nation states and the regional agenda of the Great Powers. Despite evident methodological progress, maps were often contradictory indicating that propaganda purposes played an important role during their preparation. The book investigates (1) the discrepancy between statistical data and their visualization on maps; (2) the reliability of Ottoman statistics and their Western and Balkan interpretations; (3) the adequacy of applied visualization techniques; and (4) the difference between the quality and content of maps created for the public and those created for political decision-makers. The authors apply interdisciplinary methods to deconstruct approximately one hundred maps analysing their background data, visualization techniques, and intentions behind the maps. Then, they redraw fifty maps with unified categories and scaling to promote comparison applying a different visualization technique.
Beschreibung:Enthält 59 Tabellen
Bibliografie Seite 293-307
Beschreibung:307 Seiten
12 Illustrationen, 61 Karten (farbig)
ISBN:9783732906659
978-3-7329-0665-9