Decolonizing the Map: Cartography from Colony to Nation

Almost universally, newly independent states seek to affirm their independence and identity by making the production of new maps and atlases a top priority. For formerly colonized peoples, however, this process neither begins nor ends with independence, and it is rarely straightforward. Mapping their own land is fraught with a fresh set of issues: how to define and administer their territories, develop their national identity, establish their role...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022642278X
• ISBN13: 9780226422787
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 10.1"