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From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow

- How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame

af Mark Monmonier
From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow af Mark Monmonier
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When sanctions prohibited local use of racially, ethnically, and scatalogically offensive toponyms, names like Jap Valley, California, were erased from the national and cultural map forever. This title considers the efforts to computerize mapmaking, standardize geographic names, and respond to public concern over ethnically offensive appellations.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226534664
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 230
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. september 2007
  • Størrelse:
  • 228x152x19 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 368 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 26. november 2024

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When sanctions prohibited local use of racially, ethnically, and scatalogically offensive toponyms, names like Jap Valley, California, were erased from the national and cultural map forever. This title considers the efforts to computerize mapmaking, standardize geographic names, and respond to public concern over ethnically offensive appellations.

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