?We all rely on the apparent accuracy and objectivity of maps, but often do not see the very process of mapping as political. Are the power and purpose of maps

Do maps accurately and objectively present the information we expect them to portray, or are they instead colored by the political purposes of their makers? In

"This book traces how the geographical sciences have become entwined with politics, territorial claim making, and nation-building in Israel/Palestine. In partic

Presents a chronological overview of the history of cartography, from the earliest maps of prehistory to the engraved maps of the seventeenth century and beyond

First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Elliott and Thompson Limited.