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How maps are used and abused in times of conflict
"The dehumanising effect of maps stems from their inherent abstraction. Maps simplify reality by reducing a complex landscape teeming with life and history into lines, symbols and colours. While necessary for clarity, this simplification often has the consequence of stripping away the human element."
https://theconversation.com/how-maps-are-used-and-abused-in-times-of-conflict-227077
