{"product_id":"politics-of-maps-cartographic-constructions-of-israel-palestine-hardcover","title":"Politics of Maps: Cartographic Constructions of Israel\/Palestine - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Leuenberger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIzhak Schnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan Valley has been one of the most disputed territories in history. Since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, Palestinians and Israelis have each sought claim to the national identity of the land through various martial, social, and scientific tactics, but no method has offered as much legitimacy and national controversy as that of the map. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Maps\u003c\/em\u003e delves beneath the battlefield to unearth the cartographic strife behind the Israel\/Palestine conflict. Blending science and technology studies, sociology, and geography with a host of archival material, in-depth interviews and ethnographies, this book explores how the geographical sciences came to be entangled with the politics, territorial claim-making, and nation-state building of Israel\/Palestine. Chapters chart the cartographic history of the region, from the introduction of Western scientific and legal paradigms that seemingly legitimized and depoliticized new land regimes to the rise of new mapping technologies and software that expanded access to cartography into the public sphere. Maps produced by various sectors like the \"peace camps\" or the Jewish community enhanced national belonging, while others, like that of the Green Line, served largely to divide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories of Israel's many boundaries reveal that there is no absolute, technocratic solution to boundary-making. As boundaries continue to be controversial and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains intractable and unresolved, \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Maps\u003c\/em\u003e uses nationally-based cartographic discourses to provide insight into the complexity, fissures, and frictions within internal political debates, illuminating the persistent power of the nation-state as a framework for forging identities, citizens, and alliances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristine Leuenberger, PhD, \u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Science \u0026amp; Technology Studies at Cornell University. Her work has been published in various academic journals, as well as in edited volumes and popular news outlets. She was a Fulbright Scholar, a Fulbright Specialist, and an American Association for the Advancement of Science Science \u0026amp; Technology Policy Fellow. Dr. Leuenberger was a recipient of a National Science Foundation Scholar's award to investigate the history and sociology of mapping practices in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. She is also conducting research on issues of migration and borders, and is engaged in peace and educational initiatives in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIzhak Schnell, PhD, \u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography and Human Environment at Tel Aviv University and former President of the Israeli Association of Geographers. His works focus on the analysis of social space under globalization and socio-spatial integration and segregation of social groups in globalized realities, interpretations of the meanings of spaces and places including the representations of spaces and places like art and cartographic pieces and the monitoring of urban environments as risks for health and urban parks as restorative environments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47466337829042,"sku":"9780190076238","price":179.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/10d2b1736a18abdcb46fbcdadd016002.webp?v=1779019290","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/politics-of-maps-cartographic-constructions-of-israel-palestine-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}