A contemporary follow-up to the groundbreaking Power of Maps, this
book takes a fresh look at what maps do, whose interests they serve, and
how they can be used in surprising, creative, and radical ways. Denis
Wood describes how cartography facilitated the rise of the modern state
and how maps continue to embody and project the interests of their
creators. He demystifies the hidden assumptions of mapmaking and
explores the promises and limitations of diverse counter-mapping
practices today. Thought-provoking illustrations include U.S. Geological
Survey maps; electoral and transportation maps; and numerous examples of
critical cartography, participatory GIS, and map art.