How to lie with maps / Mark Monmonier.

Author/creator Monmonier, Mark S. author.
Format Book
EditionThird edition.
PublicationChicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Copyright Date©2018
Descriptionix, 231 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Elements of the map -- Map generalization: little white lies and lots of them -- Blunders that mislead -- Color: attraction and distraction -- Maps that advertise -- Development maps (or, how to seduce the town board) -- Maps for political propaganda -- Maps, defense, and disinformation: fool thine enemy -- Large-scale mapping, culture, and the national interest -- Data maps: a thicket of thorny choices -- Image maps: picture that -- Prohibitive cartography: maps that say "no!" -- Fast maps: animated, interactive, or mobile -- Epilogue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2017039382
ISBN9780226435923
ISBN022643592X paperback ; alkaline paper
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks G108.7 .M66 2018 ✔ Available Place Hold