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09/01/2009
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Geography and geopolitics at SIR Branch #53
Misled by the map: How basic reference sources prevent us from thinking clearly about the world The focus of a talk by Martin W. Lewis, Ph.D., will be a critique of the basic political map of the world, one that depicts the 190-odd countries that make up the basic framework of the global political community. He will argue that the map portrays not the world as it is, but rather the world that the diplomatic community would like to see. As a result, countries that do not exist are shown on the map (Western Sahara, for example) while countries that do exist are omitted (Somaliland, for example). Similar problems are encountered in other standard geographical reference works, such as the CIA World Factbook. Martin W. Lewis is a senior lecturer in the Department of History at Stanford University, where he teaches global historical and regional geography, contemporary geopolitics, and the history of Southeast Asia. He received a BA in environmental Studies from UC Santa Cruz in 1979, and a Ph.D. in geography from UC Berkeley in 1987. His recent research focuses on the history of geographical ideas, especially those pertaining to the division of the world. He has authored several books and is currently working on a book focused on the subject of this talk. SIR Branch #53 will meet at 12 noon, Wednesday, Sept. 23 at the Oakmont East Recreation Center at 7902 Oakmont Drive. Any men who are interested in this talk and/or membership, are welcome. Please call Vic Grail at 539-9574, if you wish to attend. |
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