Appalachia and America: Autonomy and Regional Dependence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813151106)

In this collection of fourteen essays, scholars of Appalachian culture and society examine how the people contend with and adapt to the pressures of change thrust upon them. Appalachia and America will appeal to a broad range of people interested in the southern mountains or in the policy issues of social welfare. It deals cogently with the newest form of conflict affecting not only communities in Appalachia, but urban and rural communities in America at large-the struggle for local values and w

Author: Allen Batteau
ISBN-10: 0813151104
ISBN-13: 9780813151106
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d