About this title: "Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place" is the fascinating story of an urban neighborhood undergoing rapid gentrification. The book 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 ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published: 10/2006
ISBN-13:9781405129565ISBN:1405129565
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Blackwell Pub
Date Published: 2007-01-16
ISBN-13:9781405129558ISBN:1405129557
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781405129558ISBN:1405129557
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781405129565ISBN:1405129565
Description: BRAND NEW HARDCOVER. 9.62 by 6 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00376 pages) illustrated lang=english accessory: no accessory (Hardcover ) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Blackwell Pub
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781405129558ISBN:1405129557
Description: New. 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... read more
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