Kurgan, Laura
Close Up at a Distance - Mapping, Technology, and Politics
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- ISBN 13:
- 9781942130789
- author:
- Kurgan, Laura
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Zone Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 232
- Dimensions:
- 22.8 x 18.6 x 1.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Sociology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Close Up at a Distance explores the intersection of physical space and its representation in the digital age. Laura Kurgan examines how new technologies such as GPS, GIS, and satellite imagery are changing our understanding of space and its uses.
The book delves into practical experiments with spatial data, mapping mass graves, incarceration patterns, disappearing forests, and currency flows using digital spatial hardware and software designed for military and governmental use. Kurgan confronts the politics and complexities of these technologies and their uses in a series of cases spanning multiple countries.
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