This Is Not an Atlas: A Global Collection of Counter-Cartographies. - (Sozial- und Kulturgeographie, Bd. 26)

ISBN 10: 3837645193 / ISBN 13: 9783837645194

Published by Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 2018, 1. Aufl./3.000, 352, m. Abb. / illustr., 30,5 x 25 cm, ill. OLeinen / Hardcover (cloth) (978-3837645194), 2019

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This Is Not an Atlas gathers more than 40 counter-cartographies from all over the world. This collection shows how maps are created and transformed as a part of political struggle, for critical research or in art and education: from indigenous territories in the Amazon to the anti-eviction movement in San Francisco; from defending commons in Mexico to mapping refugee camps with balloons in Lebanon; from slums in Nairobi to squats in Berlin; from supporting communities in the Philippines to reporting sexual harassment in Cairo. This Is Not an Atlas seeks to inspire, to document the underrepresented, and to be a useful companion when becoming a counter-cartographer yourself. - // Edited by: kollektiv orangotango+ (Sehr gut erhalten - NEU, ungelesen / in very good condition) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 3100 ill. OLeinen / Hardcover (cloth).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: This Is Not an Atlas: A Global Collection of Counter-Cartographies. - (Sozial- und Kulturgeographie, Bd. 26)
• Publisher: Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 2018, 1. Aufl./3.000, 352, m. Abb. / illustr., 30,5 x 25 cm, ill. OLeinen / Hardcover (cloth) (978-3837645194)
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837645193
• ISBN 13: 9783837645194
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1. Aufl./3.000.
• Weight: 3100 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Kulturgeschichte

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Synopsis

This Is Not an Atlas gathers more than forty counter-cartographies from all over the world. This collection shows how maps are created and transformed as a part of political struggle, for critical research, or in art and education; from indigenous territories in the Amazon to the anti-eviction movement in San Francisco; from defending commons in Mexico to mapping refugee camps with balloons in Lebanon; from slums in Nairobi to squats in Berlin; and from supporting communities in the Philippines to reporting sexual harassment in Cairo. This Is Not an Atlas seeks to inspire, to document the underrepresented, and to be a useful companion when becoming a counter-cartographer yourself.

About the Author

kollektiv orangotango+ has grown from a decade of experience in critical mapping in Europe and Latin America. As activists and academics, the collective engages in critical research, popular education, and emancipatory struggles.