Imaginary Cartographies

Imaginary Cartographies
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0801436265
ISBN-13 : 9780801436260
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Book Synopsis Imaginary Cartographies by : Daniel Lord Smail

Download or read book Imaginary Cartographies written by Daniel Lord Smail and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How, in the years before urban maps, did city residents conceptualize and navigate their communities? The author develops a method for understanding how residents thought about their personal geography. He explores how they charted their city, its social structure and their place within it.


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