UID:
almahu_9949386839902882
Format:
1 online resource (xxv, 236 pages) :
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illustrations, maps.
ISBN:
9781003173762
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1003173764
,
1000432416
,
9781000432374
,
1000432378
,
9781000432411
Series Statement:
Routledge research in planning and urban design
Content:
"This book is focused on the street naming politics, policies and practices that have been shaping and reshaping the semantic, textual and visual environments of urban Africa and Israel. Its chapters expand on prominent issues such as the importance of extra-formal processes such as naming reception and unofficial toponymies, naming decolonisation, place attachment, place making, and the materiality of street signage. By this, the book directly contributes to the mainstreaming of Africa's toponymic cultures in recent critical place-names studies. Unconventionally and experimentally, comparative glimpses are made throughout between toponymic experiences of African and Israeli cities, exploring pioneering issues in the overwhelmingly Eurocentric research tradition. The latter tends to be concentrated on Europe and North America, to focus on nationalistic ideologies and regime change, and to over-rely on top-down 'mere' mapping and street indexing. This volume is also unique in incorporating a rich and stimulating variety of visual evidence from a wide range of African and Israeli cities. The materiality of street signage signifies the profound and powerful connections between structured politics, current mundane practices, historical traditions, and subaltern cultures. Street-Naming Cultures in Africa and Israel is an important contribution to urban studies, toponymic research and African studies, for scholars and students"--
Note:
Introduction: Toponymic cultures and the study of place naming in African (and Israeli) contexts -- Names in the city: Street signage in urban Africa and Israel -- A Tale of two Brazzas: Intertwining (post-)colonial namescapes -- Beyond street names: A tapestry of toponymic legacies in Dakar, Senegal -- An off-the-grid toponymic ambiguity at the heart of a world city: The case of Givat Amal, Tel Aviv -- Conclusion: The worldling of toponymic legacies.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Bigon, Liora, 1974- Street-naming cultures in Africa and Israel Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. ISBN 9781032003474
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003173762
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