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. It is a story about how the members of a multi-ethnic, multi-class Washington, D.C., community deploy language to project conflicting images of their ne...

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Main Author: Modan, Gabriella Gahlia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA [u.a.] Blackwell 2007
Series:New directions in ethnography 1
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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Summary:"Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place is the fascinating story of an urban neighborhood undergoing rapid gentrification. It is a story about how the members of a multi-ethnic, multi-class Washington, D.C., community deploy language to project conflicting images of their neighborhood. Waging wars around such issues as public toilets and public urination, the "morality" of co-ops & condos, and characterizations of "good" girls and "bad" boys, community members use these themes to create identities for themselves as legitimate community members (e.g., as tough urbanites or sophisticated historic preservationists) while creating identities to discredit others (e.g., "People who belong in the suburbs"). "Turf Wars" taps the power of discourse analysis to provide insight into the ways that local activity shapes larger urban social processes." -- Book cover.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [336]-350) and index
Physical Description:xi, 357 S. Ill. 23 cm
ISBN:1405129565
9781405129565
1405129557

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