Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place by Modan, Gabriella Gahlia

Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405129558)

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Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place by Modan, Gabriella Gahlia

Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place

$53.95
Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place by Modan, Gabriella Gahlia

Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place

$53.95
Format: Paperback
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Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place is the fascinating story of an urban neighborhood undergoing rapid gentrification.
  • Explores how members of a multi-ethnic, multi-class Washington, DC, community deploy language to legitimize themselves as community members while discrediting others.
  • Discusses such issues as public toilets and public urination, the "morality" of co-ops and condos, and characterizations of "good" girls and "bad" boys.
  • Draws on linguistic anthropology and discourse analysis to provide insight into the ways that local activity shapes larger urban social processes.
  • Draws also on cultural geography and urban anthropology.


Author: Gabriella Gahlia Modan
ISBN-10: 1405129557
ISBN-13: 9781405129558
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.81d
By Gabriella Gahlia Modan
By Gabriella Gahlia Modan
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Gabriella Gahlia Modan (PhD Georgetown University) is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, The Ohio State University.

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