Document Type
Article
Department
Anthropology
Abstract
Attitudes and consciousness about Africa are much shaped by the borders between its nations, peoples and other resources. Thus, the history of the cartography of Africa informs us not only about the continent's past, but much of what constitutes its present and, perhaps, its future.
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Citation
Lobban, Richard. "Yesterday's Maps, Today's Tragedies," Providence Journal, Main Op-Ed, 5 December 1996.