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100 1 _aBigon, Liora
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700 1 _aBen Arrous, Michel
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245 1 0 _aChapter 1 Introduction : toponymic cultures and the study of place naming in African (and Israeli) contexts
260 _bTaylor & Francis
_c2021
300 _a1 electronic resource (41 p.)
506 0 _aOpen Access
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520 _a"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. "
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650 7 _aLandscape art & architecture
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650 7 _aCity & town planning - architectural aspects
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653 _aAfricam Arrous, Ben, Bigon, Cultures, Israel, Liora, Making, Michel, Naming, Place, Power, Practices, Strategies, Street
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