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

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
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781405129558

About the Author
Gabriella Gahlia Modan (PhD Georgetown University) is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, The Ohio State University.