Maps as social constructions: Power, communication and visualization

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 235-252

  Crampton, Jeremy W ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cartography critical geography relationship; geographic visualization; Harley; maps as social constructions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997909777     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/030913201678580494     Document Type: Article

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