National maps, digitalisation and liberal cartographies : transforming nation-state practices and symbols in postcolonial Ecuador

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
The paper explores the connection between computerised techniques of mapping and the role of maps in modern nationhood. A case study of Ecuador demonstrates how the relationship between cartography and the nation-state is being altered and reaffirmed by new mapping practices and institutional processes.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Transactions - Institute of British Geographers (1965), issn : 0020-2754, 2009, vol. 34, n°. 4, p. 426-444, nombre de pages : 19

Date :
2009

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Institute of British Geographers