Classics in cartography : reflections on influential articles from Cartographica / edited by Martin Dodge ; with a foreword by Jeremy W. Crampton.

Front Matter -- What are the ₁Classic₂ Articles in Cartography? / Martin Dodge -- Section One: Epistemological Practice. Algorithms for the Reduction of the Number of Points Required to Represent a Digitized Line or its Caricature / David H Douglas, Thomas K Peucker -- Reflection Essay: Algorithms for the Reduction of the Number of Points Required to Represent a Digitized Line or its Caricature / Tom Poiker, David H Douglas -- The Nature of Boundaries on ₁Area-Class₂ Maps / David M Mark, Ferenc Csillag -- Reflection Essay: / David M Mark -- Strategies for the Visualization of Geographic Time-Series Data / Mark Monmonier -- Reflection Essay: / Mark Monmonier -- PPGIS in Community Development Planning: Framing the Organizational Context / Sarah Elwood, Rina Ghose -- Reflection Essay: PPGIS in Community Development Planning / Sarah Elwood, Rina Ghose -- Section Two: Ontological Understanding. Cartographic Communication and Geographic Understanding / Leonard Guelke -- Reflection Essay: Cartographic Communication and Geographic Understanding / Mordechai (Muki) Haklay, Catherine Emma (kate), Catherine Jones -- A Conceptual Framework and Comparison of Spatial Data Models / Donna J Peuquet -- Reflection Essay: A Conceptual Framework and Comparison of Spatial Data Models / Jeremy Mennis -- Designs on Signs/Myth and Meaning in Maps / Denis Wood, John Fels -- Reflection Essay: Designs on Signs/Myth and Meaning in Maps / Denis Wood, John Fels -- Section Three: Politics and Society. Deconstructing the Map / JB Harley -- Reflection Essay: Deconstructing the Map / Jeremy W Crampton -- Cartography Without ₁Progress₂: Reinterpreting the Nature and Historical Development of Map Making / Matthew H Edney -- Reflection Essay: Progress and the Nature of ₁Cartography₂ / Matthew H Edney -- Between Demythologizing and Deconstructing the Map: Shawnadithit's New-found-land and the Alienation of Canada / Matthew Sparke -- The Look of Surveillance Returns: Reflection Essay: Between Demythologizing and Deconstructing the Map / Matthew Sparke -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Epistemological practice -- section 2. Ontological understanding -- section 3. Politics and society.

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This title provides an intellectually-driven reinterpretation of a selection of ten touchstone articles in the development of mapping scholarship over the last four decades. The 'classics' are drawn exclusively from the international peer-review journal 'Cartographica' and are reprinted in full here.