Uneven ground : Appalachia since 1945 /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Eller, Ronald D., 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : Univ. Press of Kentucky, ©2008.
Subjects:
1900-2099
Rural development > Appalachian Region, Southern > History.
Poverty > Appalachian Region, Southern > History.
Rural poor > Appalachian Region, Southern > History.
Développement rural > Appalaches (Sud) > Histoire.
Pauvreté > Appalaches (Sud) > Histoire.
Pauvres en milieu rural > Appalaches (Sud) > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Economic history
Poverty
Rural conditions
Rural development
Rural poor
Social conditions
Armut
Wirtschaftliche Lage
Ländliche Entwicklung
Appalachian Region, Southern > Rural conditions.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Economic conditions.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social conditions > 20th century.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social conditions > 21st century.
Appalaches (Sud) > Conditions rurales.
Appalaches (Sud) > Conditions économiques.
Appalaches (Sud) > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Appalaches (Sud) > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle.
Southern Appalachian Region
Appalachen > Süd
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "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.

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