Cartographic Fictions: Maps, Race, and Identity

by Karen Piper

Maps are stories as much about us as about the landscape. They reveal changing perceptions of the natural world, as well as conflicts over the acquisition of territories. Cartographic Fictions looks at maps in relation to journals, correspondence, advertisements, and novels by authors such as Joseph Conrad and Michael Ondaatje. In her innovative study, Karen Piper follows the history of cartography through three stages: the establishment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813530733
• ISBN13: 9780813530734
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"