Bushmanders & bullwinkles: how politicians manipulate electronic maps and census data to win elections

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Abstract

"For years Mark Monmonier, "a prose stylist of no mean ability or charm" according to the Washington Post, has delighted readers with his insightful understanding of cartography as an art and technology that is both deceptive and revealing. Now he turns his focus to the story of political cartography and the redrawing of congressional districts. His title Bushmanders and Bullwinkles combines gerrymander with the surname of the president who actively tolerated racial gerrymandering and draws attention to the ridiculously shaped congressional districts that evoke the antlers of the moose who shared the cartoon spotlight with Rocky the Flying Squirrel."
Original languageEnglish (US)
Place of PublicationChicago
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
Number of pages208
ISBN (Print)0226534243, 9780226534244
StatePublished - 2001

Keywords

  • Computerkartografie
  • Cartography
  • USA
  • Systèmes d'information géographique
  • Circonscriptions électorales
  • Zetelverdeling
  • Apportionment (Election law)
  • Kiesdistricten
  • Geografische aspecten
  • Cartographie
  • Räumliche Statistik
  • Beïnvloeding
  • Répartition des sièges
  • Manipulation
  • Election districts
  • Gerrymandering
  • Wahlkreiseinteilung
  • Computerkartographie
  • Geographic information systems

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