How Maps Restrict and Control (Univ. of Chicago Press e-book downloads)
On May 3 only get the just-released No Dig, No Fly, No Go by Mark Monmonier.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ebooks/free_ebook.html
Some maps help us find our way; others restrict where we go and what we do. This restrictive cartography has boomed in recent decades as governments seek regulate activities as diverse as hiking, building a residence, opening a store, locating a chemical plant, or painting your house anything but regulation colors. It is this aspect of mappingits power to prohibitthat celebrated geographer Mark Monmonier tackles in his new book No Dig, No Fly, No Go.
Get your free e-book edition
(http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ebooks/free_ebook.html ) of No Dig, No Fly, No Go: How Maps Restrict and Control only on Monday, May 3rd!
Mark Monmonier is distinguished professor of geography at Syracuse Universitys Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the author of many books about mapping and geography, including the cartographic classic How to Lie with Maps, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Also, this month only, get 20% off the list price of any book by Mark Monmonier by using the promotion caode "MON2" during checkout.
About Chicago's e-books: The University of Chicago Press has over 900 titles in its Chicago Digital Editions e-book program. See our complete list of e-books by subject
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http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ebooks/free_ebook.html
Some maps help us find our way; others restrict where we go and what we do. This restrictive cartography has boomed in recent decades as governments seek regulate activities as diverse as hiking, building a residence, opening a store, locating a chemical plant, or painting your house anything but regulation colors. It is this aspect of mappingits power to prohibitthat celebrated geographer Mark Monmonier tackles in his new book No Dig, No Fly, No Go.
Get your free e-book edition
(http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ebooks/free_ebook.html ) of No Dig, No Fly, No Go: How Maps Restrict and Control only on Monday, May 3rd!
Mark Monmonier is distinguished professor of geography at Syracuse Universitys Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the author of many books about mapping and geography, including the cartographic classic How to Lie with Maps, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Also, this month only, get 20% off the list price of any book by Mark Monmonier by using the promotion caode "MON2" during checkout.
About Chicago's e-books: The University of Chicago Press has over 900 titles in its Chicago Digital Editions e-book program. See our complete list of e-books by subject
http://e2ma.net/go/6665425968/208183705/212490212/1405046/goto:http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ebooks/ebooks_by_subject.epl
Chicago's e-books require Adobe Digital Editions software, which is freely downloadable. Chicago Digital Editions are powered by BiblioVault.