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Uneven ground : Appalachia since 1945 /

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 t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eller, Ronald D., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : Univ. Press of Kentucky, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "How America came to the mountains" / Jim Wayne Miller
  • Introduction
  • Rich land, poor people
  • The politics of poverty
  • Developing the poor
  • Confronting development
  • Growth and development
  • The new Appalachia.