Wood, Denis. 1992. The Power of Maps. 348 p. 15.95 U.S. Dollars in paperback. ISBN 0-89862-493-2. The Guilford Press, 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012 USA. "This volume ventures into terrain where even the most sophisticated map fails to lead-through mapmaker's bias. The author shows how maps are not impartial refereance objects, but rather instruments of communication, persuason, and power. Like paintings, they express a point of view. By connecting us to a reality that could not exist in the absence of maps - a world of property lines and voting rights, taxation districts and enterprise zones -they embody and project the interest of their creators." A good book that illustrates how we can bias the public with our products. Gyde Lund, USDA Forest Service. Happy New Year.
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