{"product_id":"9781405121729","title":"Mapping A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCritical Introductions to Geography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMapping\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJeremy W. Crampton\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Earth Sciences \/ Geography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS\u003c\/i\u003e is an introduction to the critical issues surrounding mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) across a wide range of disciplines for the non-specialist reader.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the key influences Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and cartography have on the study of geography and other related disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the first in-depth summary of the “new cartography” that has appeared since the early 1990s\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an explanation of what this new critical cartography is, why it is important, and how it is relevant to a broad, interdisciplinary set of readers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents theoretical discussion supplemented with real-world case studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together both a technical understanding of GIS and mapping as well as sensitivity to the importance of theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJeremy W. Crampton\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Geography at Georgia State University, where he teaches cartography and political geography. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Political Mapping of Cyberspace\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eSpace, Knowledge and Power: Foucault and Geography\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Stuart Elden, 2007), and is the editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eCartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 February 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405121729\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379090157708,"sku":"9781405121729","price":118.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405121729.jpg?v=1780200939","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405121729","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}