02998namaa2200445uu 4500 doab71491 oapen 20260305123945.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 210729s2021 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9781003173762 9781003173762 9781032003474 9781032003511 10.4324/9781003173762 doi oapen oapen eng dc AMV bicssc AMVD bicssc Bigon, Liora aut Street-Naming Cultures in Africa and Israel Power Strategies and Place-Making Practices Taylor & Francis 2021 1 online resource (262 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Research in Planning and Urban Design Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star "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 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. " All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English City & town planning - architectural aspects bicssc Landscape art & architecture bicssc Africam Arrous, Ben, Bigon, Cultures, Israel, Liora, Making, Michel, Naming, Place, Power, Practices, Strategies, Street Ben Arrous, Michel aut DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/71491 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 92634 92634