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Confronting Ecological Crisis in Appalachia and the South : University and Community Partnerships /

Throughout Appalachia corporations control local economies and absentee ownership of land makes it difficult for communities to protect their waterways, mountains, and forests. Yet among all this uncertainty are committed citizens who have organized themselves to confront both external power holders...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bailey, Conner, Faltraco, Lynne, 1947-, McSpirit, Stephanie, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Front cover; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Confessions of the Parasitic Researcher to the Man in the Cowboy Hat; 2. What Difference Did It Make?; 3. Participatory Action Research; 4. The Martin County Project; 5. Unsuitable; 6. Building Partnerships to Challenge Chip Mills; 7. Environmental Justice from the Roots; 8. The Incineration of Chemical Weapons in Anniston, Alabama; 9. Expertise and Alliances; 10. Headwaters; 11. Social Theory, Appalachian Studies, and the Challenge of Global Regions; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Index. 
520 |a Throughout Appalachia corporations control local economies and absentee ownership of land makes it difficult for communities to protect their waterways, mountains, and forests. Yet among all this uncertainty are committed citizens who have organized themselves to confront both external power holders and often their own local, state, and federal agents. Determined to make their voice heard and to improve their living conditions, newfound partnerships between community activists and faculty and students at community colleges and universities have formed to challenge powerful bureaucratic infr. 
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