Appalachia Revisited - New Perspectives on Place, Tradition, and Progress

Known for its dramatic beauty and valuable natural resources, Appalachia has undergone significant technological, economic, political, and environmental changes in recent decades. Home to distinctive traditions and a rich cultural heritage, the area is also plagued by poverty, insufficient healthcare and education, drug addiction, and ecological devastation. This complex and controversial region has been examined by generations of scholars, activists, and civil servants -- all offering an arr

Über den Autor / die Autorin

William Schumann is director of Appalachian studies at Appalachian State University.
Rebecca Adkins Fletcher is a visiting lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and adjunct faculty at Ohio University Southern.

Zusammenfassung

In this innovative volume, editors William Schumann and Rebecca Adkins Fletcher assemble both scholars and non-profit practitioners to examine how Appalachia is perceived both within and beyond its borders. Together, they investigate the region's transformation and analyse how it is currently approached as a topic of academic inquiry.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: William (EDT)/ Fletcher Schumann, William Fletcher Schumann, William R. Fletcher Schumann
• Mitarbeit: Rebecca Adkins Fletcher (Herausgeber), William Schumann (Herausgeber), William R. Schumann (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: University Press of Kentucky
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780813174419
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-7441-9
• Seiten: 318
• Serien: Place Matters: New Directions; Place Matters: New Directions; Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geografie; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien