The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask

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

Deirdre Mask

320 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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 w...

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