Reformers to Radicals : The Appalachian Volunteers and the War on Poverty /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kiffmeyer, Thomas, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social reformers > Appalachian Region.
Appalachian Region > Economic conditions.
Appalachian Region > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: a time for change
  • On the brink of war: the Council of the Southern Mountains and the origins of the war on poverty in Appalachia
  • The shot heard round the world: the battle for Mill Creek, Kentucky, and the culture of poverty
  • A splendid little war: helping people help themselves, 1964
  • The war to end all wars: a national quest to end Appalachian poverty, 1965-1966
  • The new model army: the Appalachian Volunteers splits from the Council of the Southern Mountains
  • Operation Rolling Thunder: the political education of mountaineers and Appalachian volunteers
  • Peace without victory: three strikes and a red scare in the mountains
  • Conclusion: live to fight another day
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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