{"product_id":"turf-wars-discourse-diversity-and-the-politics-of-place-9781405129558","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\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405129558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriella Gahlia Modan\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD Georgetown University) is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, The Ohio State University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44306080170099,"sku":"9781405129558","price":71.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f081a35f-08c6-430e-b560-9a373f0a8a56.jpg?v=1770989818","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/turf-wars-discourse-diversity-and-the-politics-of-place-9781405129558","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}