Deirdre Mask
Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth and Power
Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth and Power
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Deirdre Mask's book "Just My Type" explores the history and significance of street addresses, revealing how they shape our identities, communities, and power dynamics. It was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2021 and shortlisted for the Katharine Briggs Award 2020.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 01 April 2021
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2021, A TIME Magazine Must-Read Book of 2020, and Shortlisted for the Katharine Briggs Award 2020, Deirdre Mask's book was just up my street, alley, avenue, and boulevard. Simon Garfield, author of Just My Type, described it as fascinating, intelligent, but thoroughly accessible, full of surprises. The Sunday Times praised it as a must-read, stating that when most people think about street addresses, they think of parcel deliveries or visitors finding their way. However, who numbered the first house, and where, and why? What can addresses tell us about who we are and how we live together?
Deirdre Mask delves into the fate of streets named after Martin Luther King, Jr., how ancient Romans found their way, and why Bobby Sands is memorialized in Tehran. She explores why it matters if, like millions of people today, you don't have an address. From cholera epidemics to tax-hungry monarchs, Mask discovers the different ways street names are created, celebrated, and, in some cases, banned. Full of eye-opening facts, fascinating people, and hidden history, this book shows how addresses are about identity, class, and race. But most of all, they are about power: the power to name, to hide, to decide who counts, who doesn't, and why.
Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, praised it as a must-read for urbanists and all those interested in cities and modern economic and social life. Mask's book is a fascinating exploration of the power of street names and their impact on our lives.
Weight: 260g
Dimension: 129 x 199 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781781259016
Edition number: Main
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