tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10970428.post2347784058479627184..comments2024-03-27T08:00:05.698+00:00Comments on ResoluteReader: Rachel Hewitt - Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance SurveyResolute Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543167556221747469noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10970428.post-77340942222833953182013-02-24T08:36:23.335+00:002013-02-24T08:36:23.335+00:00This sounds like a very interesting book and is no...This sounds like a very interesting book and is now on my 'to read' list. Mapping is very much a part of how states exercise control. It is discussed in James C Scott's Seeing Like a State (1999) and there is an excellent case study of Thailand in Thongchai Winichakul's Siam Mapped (1997). Thanks for the review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10970428.post-24282989169090855502013-02-19T11:37:32.830+00:002013-02-19T11:37:32.830+00:00A very interesting review! I've never thought...A very interesting review! I've never thought of the close relationship between mapping and British colonialism....as Ireland and India were colonized, the British had to make their maps so that they could grasp their resources. It's also interesting that mapping is related to the military and the birth of nation state. Before reading your post, a map was something I had to remember toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com