How to Lie with Maps
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Author
Publication
1991 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
44,000 words, Guess
Page Count
176 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1880196M
- ISBN-139780226534152
- ISBN-100226534146
- OCLC Control Number21901451
- OCLC Control Numberhowtoliewithmaps00monm
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number90040687
- Goodreads3755659
- LibraryThing23648
Classifications
- DDC910/.0148
- LCCG108.7 .M66 1991
Description
Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie. In fact, they must. To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color.
First Sentence
Not only is it easy to lie with maps, it's essential.
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