{"product_id":"mapping-isbn-9781405121729","title":"Mapping","description":"\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 \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 \u003cb\u003eJeremy W. Crampton\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Geography at Georgia State University, where he teaches cartography and political geography. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Political Mapping of Cyberspace\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eSpace, Knowledge and Power: Foucault and Geography\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Stuart Elden, 2007), and is the editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eCartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization\u003c\/i\u003e.  The use of maps as a means of conveying geographical information hasn't changed much since ancient times. But the methods of gathering data for map-making, of course, have changed drastically. \u003ci\u003eMapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS\u003c\/i\u003e examines the critical role that Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and cartography play in the study of geography and a wide range of disciplines. By exploring topics such as race and identity, the politics of GIS, the mapping of cyberspace, surveillance, and map art, we discover exactly what it means to “use” maps and GIS critically in today's world.  \u003cp\u003eThe book also examines the historical development of mapping, reviews the emergence of thematic mapping in modern Europe, and explores how maps produce space and place. Several real-world case studies illustrate key concepts and provide readers with a practical context for the theoretical approaches and ideas being presented. \u003ci\u003eMapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS\u003c\/i\u003e firmly situates mapping at the heart of thinking geographically and provides readers with a solid conceptual foundation in the basic principles of cartography and the technological advances that have changed the face of map-making.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989572010213,"sku":"NP9781405121729","price":136.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405121729.jpg?v=1761784647","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mapping-isbn-9781405121729","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}