This book explores the largely unrecognized contribution of women to the development of maps throughout history. Common themes explored are social justice and the making of maps work for the betterment of humanity.
This book explores the largely unrecognized contribution of women to the development of maps throughout history. Common themes explored are social justice and the making of maps work for the betterment of humanity.
Will C. van den Hoonaard is a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of New Brunswick and the author or editor of eight books. Most recently, he authored a series on ethics in research, including the acclaimed The Seduction of Ethics. His current interests cover qualitative research, research ethics, Bahá'is, human rights, and the world of map-makers. He is a Woodrow Wilson Fellow.
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Table of Contents for Map Worlds: A History of Women in Cartography by Will C. van den Hoonaard List of Figures, Tables, and Charts Preface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: The Strands through Map Worlds 2 Who Is a Cartographer? 3 The Thirteenth to Seventeenth Centuries 4 The Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries (1666 to 1850) 5 Cartography from the Margins: From the Early Twentieth Century to World War II 6 Mid- to Late-Twentieth-Century Pioneers and Advancers in North America 7 Late-Twentieth-Century Pioneers and Advancers in Europe, Asia, and Latin America 8 "Getting There without Aiming at It": Women's Experiences in Becoming Cartographers 9 "We Are Good Ghosts!": Orientations and Expectations of Women Cartographers 10 Educational Opportunities and Obstacles 11 The Gendered Social Organization 12 Female Pathways through the Present-Day Map World 13 Gender Shifts Appendices A Methodology B Topics Covered in an In-Depth Interview C Overview of Twenty-Eight Women Pioneers in Cartography Notes References Copyright Acknowledgements Index
Table of Contents for Map Worlds: A History of Women in Cartography by Will C. van den Hoonaard List of Figures, Tables, and Charts Preface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: The Strands through Map Worlds 2 Who Is a Cartographer? 3 The Thirteenth to Seventeenth Centuries 4 The Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries (1666 to 1850) 5 Cartography from the Margins: From the Early Twentieth Century to World War II 6 Mid- to Late-Twentieth-Century Pioneers and Advancers in North America 7 Late-Twentieth-Century Pioneers and Advancers in Europe, Asia, and Latin America 8 "Getting There without Aiming at It": Women's Experiences in Becoming Cartographers 9 "We Are Good Ghosts!": Orientations and Expectations of Women Cartographers 10 Educational Opportunities and Obstacles 11 The Gendered Social Organization 12 Female Pathways through the Present-Day Map World 13 Gender Shifts Appendices A Methodology B Topics Covered in an In-Depth Interview C Overview of Twenty-Eight Women Pioneers in Cartography Notes References Copyright Acknowledgements Index
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