{"product_id":"turf-wars-gabriella-gahlia-modan-9781405129565","title":"Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place","description":"Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place is the fascinating story of an urban neighborhood undergoing rapid gentrification. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how members of a multi-ethnic, multi-class Washington, DC, community deploy language to legitimize themselves as community members while discrediting others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses such issues as public toilets and public urination, the \"morality\" of co-ops and condos, and characterizations of \"good\" girls and \"bad\" boys.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on linguistic anthropology and discourse analysis to provide insight into the ways that local activity shapes larger urban social processes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws also on cultural geography and urban anthropology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabriella Gahlia Modan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405129565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405129565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.62h x 5.99w x 1.16d","brand":"Gabriella Gahlia Modan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48444746465535,"sku":"9781405129565","price":149.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_004ad20f-b567-4b9b-b18a-ef8be3e2130f.jpg?v=1777214279","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/turf-wars-gabriella-gahlia-modan-9781405129565","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}