Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place - Couverture rigide

Modan, Gabriella Gahlia

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1405129565 ISBN 13 : 9781405129565

Editeur : *Wiley-Blackwell, 2006

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: *Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1405129565
• ISBN 13: 9781405129565
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 371
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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