Street-Naming Cultures in Africa and Israel: Power Strategies and Place-Making Practices

by Michel Ben Arrous and Liora Bigon

Book Overview

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, naming reception and unofficial toponymies, naming decolonisation, place attachment, place-making and the materiality of street signage. By this, the book directly contributes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032003510
• ISBN13: 9781032003511
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 236 Pages