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

Large Print 2020

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.

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ISBN:

9781432884499
1432884492

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

541 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm
large print

Target Audience Note:

9-12 Medialog, Inc
Ages 16-17 Junior Library Guild
Grades 11-12 Junior Library Guild

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

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?

LCCN:

2020948358

Control Number:

3022402

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