They Live on The Land : Life in an Open Country Southern Community

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""First published in 1940 as part of the information-gathering effort of the TVA, the work examines Gorgas, Alabama, a predominantly white farming settlement. Hailed as the most intensive case study ever made in the South, the book provides a detailed portrait of southern rural life on the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Terry, Paul W.
Otros Autores: Sims, Verner M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sociology, Rural.
Social surveys.
Rural conditions.
Country life.
rural sociology.
Enquêtes sociales > États-Unis (Sud)
Sociologie rurale.
Social surveys > Southern States.
Country life > Southern States.
Southern States.
États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions rurales.
Southern States > Rural conditions.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:""First published in 1940 as part of the information-gathering effort of the TVA, the work examines Gorgas, Alabama, a predominantly white farming settlement. Hailed as the most intensive case study ever made in the South, the book provides a detailed portrait of southern rural life on the verge of extinction.""--Florida Historical Quarterly ""One of the finest examples of the genre of the community survey. . . The book is remarkably free of special pleading. And every chapter is paced with fascinating data and insights. The University of Alabama Prss is to be congratulated for reissuing t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (383 pages).
ISBN:9780817389079

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