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Appalachia in the Making: The Mountain South in the Nineteenth Century (Children of Poverty) - Softcover

Book 3 of 15: Children of Poverty

Pudup, Mary Beth

 
9780807845349: Appalachia in the Making: The Mountain South in the Nineteenth Century (Children of Poverty)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0807845345 ISBN 13: 9780807845349
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press, 2009

Synopsis

Appalachia first entered the American consciousness as a distinct region in the decades following the Civil War. The place and its people have long been seen as backwards and 'other' because of their perceived geographical, social, and economic isolation. These essays, by fourteen eminent historians and social scientists, illuminate important dimensions of early social life in diverse sections of the Appalachian mountains. The contributors seek to place the study of Appalachia within the context of comparative regional studies of the United States, maintaining that processes and patterns thought to make the region exceptional were not necessarily unique to the mountain South.

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About the Author

Mary Beth Pudup is associate professor of community studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.|Dwight B. Billings is professor of sociology at the University of Kentucky.|0

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Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807845345
ISBN 13 
9780807845349
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
4
Number of pages
402