Appalachia and America - Autonomy and Regional Dependence

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 ways of life in the face of distant and powerful bureaucracies.

About the author

Allen Batteau is a member of the social science faculty at Michigan State University.

Summary

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 ways of life in the face of distant and powerful bureaucracies.

Product details

• Assisted by: Allen Batteau (Editor)
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2014
• EAN: 9780813151106
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-5110-6
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 435 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries