Mapping the Cold War: Cartography and the Framing of America's International Power
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (539 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1469618540 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 338 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Serves notice that maps will continue to deliver intelligence details that will shape opinion quickly by virtue of the visualrecommended--CHOICEHistorians will appreciate the rich evidence Barney presents in making his case that mapmaking was a central part of the Cold War battle. This book should be in every research library.--H-Net ReviewsA fine book that should be read by any geographer or historian, especially those interested in mapping and the history of the Cold War.--AAG Review of BooksStimulating and path-breaking.--Journal of Historical GeographyClearly occupies an important space within the literature of critical cartography, looking at how we interpret maps and ho
boring Nathan Gustafson dryboringYawn. Geo-political military history student said Favors one cold-war cartographer. The author seems to focus on one particular cartographer, and does not provide an equal balance of other cold-war cartographers contemporary to the book's cartographic focus. Would have been nice to have color images and other points of view/other cartographic examples, even of Warsaw Pact-Soviet perspective(s) would have rounded this out nicely - let the reader choose their side!. Five Stars Robin Mundle Awesome read, even for a lay person.
Reflecting on the ramifications of spatial power during the period, Mapping the Cold War ultimately demonstrates that even in the twenty-first century, American visions of the world--and the maps that account for them--are inescapably rooted in the anxieties of that earlier era.. Maps also influenced how identities were formed in a world both shrunk by advancing technologies and marked by expanding and shifting geopolitical alliances and fissures. history, Barney argues that Cold War–era maps themselves had rhetorical lives that began with their conception and production and played out in their circulation within foreign policy circles and popular media. In this fascinating history of Cold War cartography, Timothy Barney considers maps as central to the articulation of ideological tensions between American national interests and international aspirations. Pointing to the necessity of how politics and values were "spatialized" in recent U.S. Barney argues that the borders, scales, projections, and other conventions of maps p
Timothy Barney is assistant professor of rhetoric and communication studies at the University of Richmond.