Bibliograph

The address book, what street addresses reveal about identity, race, wealth, and power, Deirdre Mask

Type

Label

The address book, what street addresses reveal about identity, race, wealth, and power, Deirdre Mask

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The address book

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1227102929

Responsibility statement

Deirdre Mask

Sub title

what street addresses reveal about identity, race, wealth, and power

Summary

Tells the story of how streets got their names and houses their numbers, and why something as seemingly mundane as an address can save lives or enforce power

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Why do street addresses matter? -- Kolkata : how can street addresses transform the slums? -- Haiti : could street addresses stop an epidemic? -- Rome : how did the ancient Romans navigate? -- London : where do street names come from? -- Vienna : what can house numbers teach us about power? -- Philadelphia : why do Americans love numbered streets? -- Korea and Japan : must streets be named? -- Iran : why do street names follow revolutions? -- Berlin : what do Nazi street names tell us about Vergangenheitsbewältigung? -- Hollywood, Florida : why can't Americans stop arguing about Confederate street names? -- St. Louis : what do Martin Luther King Jr. Streets reveal about race in America? -- South Africa : who belongs on South Africa's street signs? -- Manhattan : how much is a street name worth? -- Homelessness : how do you live without an address? -- Conclusion: The future : are street addresses doomed?

Target audience

adult

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