- Street names, Streets, Street addresses, Social aspects
"An exuberant work of popular history: 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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Earnest, classical in form, plot-driven and grave.
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- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Deirdre Mask
- First published
- 2020
- Pages
- 336
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin, Brilliance Audio, St. Martin's Press
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781799739159
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