The Dread Plague and the Cow Killers: The Politics of Animal Disease in Mexico and the World by Thomas Rath (review)

Abstract

and not referring to something deeper that also entails a form of social appropriation of space intertwined with power relations. This contrasts with the other chapters of the book, which offer a conceptual discussion of territory, and therefore, inform the reader about the centrality of territory in interpreting and understanding the case study they present. Another weakness of the book is the maps presented in the different sections. For a book whose authors are mostly, if not all, geographers, with a few exceptions many of the maps included in the chapters do not deliver because of their poor graphic quality; in some cases they are practically illegible. Likewise, there are representations that could not be called maps, as they do not have the required elements to be included in that category. These aspects might seem minor technicalities and might go unnoticed by an inexperienced reader, but to an audience trained in geography, they are fundamental points. Overall, Territorialising Space in Latin