{"product_id":"the-address-book-what-street-addresses-reveal-about-identity-race-wealth-and-power-paperback","title":"The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeirdre Mask\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eMagazines's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 Finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards, Best History \u0026amp; Biography 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An entertaining quest to trace the origins and implications of the names of the roads on which we reside.\" --Sarah Vowell, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Address Book\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeirdre Mask\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eThe Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power\u003c\/i\u003e, Deirdre's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally from North Carolina, she has taught at Harvard and the London School of Economics. She lives with her husband and daughters in London.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2020)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978514333997,"sku":"9781250134790","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/U1l1UVljS1d5L1RtQlNxVDBwQXJsQT09.webp?v=1775805576","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-address-book-what-street-addresses-reveal-about-identity-race-wealth-and-power-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}