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Denis wood is a geographer, independent scholar and author of several books, including the power of maps, which originated as an exhibition he curated for the cooper hewitt national museum of design. Ira glass interviewed wood on this american life, and as it turned out, most of what he put on the air was about the boylan heights atlas. Everything sings denis wood global urban humanities. Wood has since written numerous books that critique and investigate the. Wood has since written numerous books that critique and investigate the political and social implications of mapmaking. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Besides seeing through maps, wood is the author of the bestseller, the power of maps.
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