Uneven Ground: Appalachia since 1945 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813142463)

Appalachia has played a complex and often contradictory role in the unfolding of American history. Created by urban journalists in the years following the Civil War, the idea of Appalachia provided a counterpoint to emerging definitions of progress. Early-twentieth-century critics of modernity saw the region as a remnant of frontier life, a reflection of simpler times that should be preserved and protected. However, supporters of development and of the growth of material production, consumption,

Author: Ronald D. Eller
ISBN-10: 0813142466
ISBN-13: 9780813142463
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2013
Pages: 392
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.00d