What a great article. Bookmarked for later enjoyment in depth. An inspirational, informative and rational approach to the topic of street photography. Also I would love to view the book he discusses. Followed the link to amazon in hopes of finding a ten dollar copy for sale and got lost exploring other gorgeous photography books I would dearly love to look through. Inspired. Time for a trip to the local library.
Have only briefly flicked through this but looks good read, it is a long one though, so you may want to download to your device of choice.............
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2013/03/timeless-insights-you-can-learn-from-the-history-of-street-photography/