The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power
by Deirdre Mask
Description
Street addresses look like simple coordinates, but they function as a quiet map of who belongs, who is excluded, and who gets access to opportunity. In this incisive work, Deirdre Mask traces how address systems and the data built from them shape perceptions of identity while reflecting—and reinforcing—patterns of race, wealth, and power. Through clear, research-driven analysis, the book shows how where you live can influence everything from services and schooling to policing and political representation. Blending sociology, policy insight, and cultural critique, it reveals the address as a form of social sorting and asks what it would take to build a more equitable way of seeing and governing place.
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paperback
St. Martin's Press
Published Jan 1, 2020
336 pages
ISBN: 9781250134769
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First Published
2020
Language
eng
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