Monday, 5 January 2015

Middle East atlas omitting Israel to be pulped following widespread anger




http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/05/middle-east-atlas-israel-anger


Dr Jane Clements, director of the Council of Christians and Jews, “maps can be a very powerful tool in terms of de-legitimising ‘the other’ and can lead to confusion rather than clarity”,  all atlases to “reflect the official UN position on nations, boundaries and all political features”.

Great for teaching the Concepts of Thinking: Geographic Persepctive, and Spatial Significance
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