Appalachia's Path to Dependency : Rethinking a Region's Economic History, 1730-1940

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The debate over the source of Appalachia's economic problems has been going strong since Harry Caudill's Night Comes to the Cumberlands appeared in 1963. Now a new study illuminates the region's plight, making a vital contribution to the understanding of this area's critical econ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Salstrom, Paul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
Poor.
Economic history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Rural.
Pauvres > Appalaches (Sud) > Histoire.
Poor > Appalachian Region, Southern > History.
Southern Appalachian Region.
Appalaches (Sud) > Conditions sociales.
Appalaches (Sud) > Conditions economiques.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social conditions.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Economic conditions.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The debate over the source of Appalachia's economic problems has been going strong since Harry Caudill's Night Comes to the Cumberlands appeared in 1963. Now a new study illuminates the region's plight, making a vital contribution to the understanding of this area's critical economic dilemma. In Appalachia's Path to Dependency, Paul Salstrom examines the evolution of economic life over time in southern Appalachia. Moving away from the colonial model to an analysis based on dependency, he exposes the complex web of factors -- regulation of credit, industrialization, population growth, cultural.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780813148069

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