What the Signs Say: Language, Gentrification, and Place-Making in Brooklyn
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Although we may not think we notice them, storefronts and their signage are meaningful, and the impact they have on people is significant. What the Signs Say argues that the public language of storefronts is a key component to the creation of the place known as Brooklyn, New York. Using a sample of more than two thousand storefronts and over a decade of ethnographic observation and interviews, the study charts two very different types of local...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0826522777
ISBN13:9780826522771
Release Date:June 2020
Publisher:Vanderbilt University Press
Length:314 Pages
Weight:1.92 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 8.0" x 8.0"
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