丹尼斯·伍德的《地图的力量: 使过去与未来现形》打破了传统地图学将地图视为客观地理镜像的认知桎梏, 以跨学科视角重构了地图的内涵。该书从地图的利益服务属性、历史镶嵌性、符号编码逻辑、个体与文化维度的符号演化, 以及地图的实践赋能价值等维度展开论述, 揭示了地图作为社会建构产物的核心特质, 以及其在历史进程中与权力、文化、利益的深层勾连。本文通过对该书核心内容的深度解读, 剖析其在地图学研究范式转型中的关键贡献, 展现其对数字时代地图实践与理论研究的持久启示。

Denis Wood' s The Power of Maps: Making the Past and Future Visible breaks away from the conventional cartographic view of maps as objective geographical mirrors and reconceptualizes the very nature of maps from an interdisciplinary perspective. By examining maps through multiple lenses—including their role in serving interests, their historical embeddedness, their logic of symbolic coding, the evolution of symbols across individual and cultural dimensions, and their capacity for practical empowerment—the book reveals the core characteristics of maps as social constructs and their deep entanglement with power, culture, and interests throughout history. Through a close reading of the book’s core arguments, this review analyzes its key contributions to the paradigm shift in cartographic studies and highlights its enduring implications for both map practice and theoretical research in the digital age.