An Appalachian Reawakening - West Virginia and the Perils of the New Machine Age, 1945-1972

An Appalachian Reawakening: West Virginia and the Perils of the New Machine Age, 1945-1972 recounts the difficulties the state of West Virginia faced during the post-World War II period.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jerry Bruce Thomas is Professor Emeritus of History at Shepherd University. He earned a BA in political science at West Virginia University and, after Peace Corps service in the Dominican Republic, an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also the author of An Appalachian New Deal: West Virginia in the Great Depression, published in paperback March 2010 by WVU Press.

Zusammenfassung

Recounts the difficulties the state of West Virginia faced during the post-World War II period. While documenting this turmoil, this valuable analysis also traces the efforts of the New Frontier and Great Society programmes, which stimulated maximum feasible participation and lead to the ultimate rise of grass roots activities and organisations that improved life and labour in the region.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: JERRY B. THOMAS, Jerry Bruce Thomas
• Verlag: West Virginia University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.04.2011
• EAN: 9781933202587
• ISBN: 978-1-933202-58-7
• Seiten: 482
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 26 mm
• Gewicht: 692 g
• Serie: West Virginia & Appalachia
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges