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The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power

The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power - Paperback

by Deirdre Mask
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Availability:In StockContributor:Deirdre MaskPublish date:01/26/21Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martin's GriffinISBN-13:9781250134790ISBN-10:125013479XUPC:9781250134790Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Civilization, Demography, Social Classes & Economic DisparityAward:2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Nonfiction AwardSize:8.20 x 5.30 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC6XRSFX4Y

Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction One of Time Magazines's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 Finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards, Best History & Biography 2020 Longlisted for the 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards

"An entertaining quest to trace the origins and implications of the names of the roads on which we reside." --Sarah Vowell, The New York Times Book Review

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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martin's GriffinISBN-13:9781250134790ISBN-10:125013479XUPC:9781250134790Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Civilization, Demography, Social Classes & Economic DisparityAward:2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Nonfiction AwardSize:8.20 x 5.30 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC6XRSFX4Y

Deirdre Mask graduated from Harvard College summa cum laude, and attended University of Oxford before returning to Harvard for law school, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. She completed a master's in writing at the National University of Ireland.

The author of The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power, Deirdre's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Guardian. Originally from North Carolina, she has taught at Harvard and the London School of Economics. She lives with her husband and daughters in London.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

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🏆 2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Nonfiction Award

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Deirdre Mask

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Deirdre Mask

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