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Mask, Deirdre.
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Street addresses -- Social aspects -- History.
Street names -- Social aspects -- History.
Human geography.
Economic geography.
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Mask, Deirdre.
Street addresses -- Social aspects -- History.
Street names -- Social aspects -- History.
Human geography.
Economic geography.
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The
address
book
:
what
street
addresses
reveal
about
identity
,
race
,
wealth
, and
power
/ Deirdre Mask.
by
Mask, Deirdre.
St. Martin's Press, 2020.
Call #:
388.1 M397a
Subjects
Street
addresses
-- Social aspects -- History.
Street
names -- Social aspects -- History.
Human geography.
Economic geography.
ISBN:
9781250134769 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
x, 326 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references, Internet
addresses
and index.
Summary:
"When most people think
about
street
addresses
, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure that the postman can deliver mail or a traveler won’t get lost. But
street
addresses
were not invented to help you find your way; they were created to find you. In many parts of the world, your
address
can
reveal
your
race
and class. In this wide-ranging and remarkable
book
, Deirdre Mask looks at the fate of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., the wayfinding means of ancient Romans, and how Nazis haunt the streets of modern Germany. The flipside of having an
address
is not having one, and we also see
what
that means for millions of people today, including those who live in the slums of Kolkata and on the streets of London. Filled with fascinating people and histories, The
Address
Book
illuminates the complex and sometimes hidden stories behind
street
names and their
power
to name, to hide, to decide who counts, who doesn’t --and why."
Genre:
Creative nonfiction.
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Alderney Gate Public Library
Adult Black Nonfiction
388.1 M397a
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