Author: James R. Akerman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226010767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Maps from virtually every culture and period convey our tendency to see our communities as the centre of the world (if not the universe) and, by implication, as superior to anything beyond our boundaries. This study examines how cartography has been used to prop up a variety of imperialist enterprises.