Stephen L. Fisher is Hawthorne Professor of Political Science at Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia.
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This is a powerful compilation of 16 essays examining various groups within the Appalachian region who fought for change in their communities. The essays provide an historical overview of events and strategies arising from citizen resistance to human and environmental exploitation. Frequently portrayed as passive victims, the people of the Appalachian Mountains emerge from this study as courageous activists. Many of the contributors to this volume were participants in the organizations they describe, providing first-hand accounts of the groups' efforts. Extensive footnotes and a bibliography make this a valuable contribution to the literature of social activism. For academic and regional collections.
- Eloise Hitchcock, Tennessee Technological Univ. Lib., Cookeville
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Eloise Hitchcock, Tennessee Technological Univ. Lib., Cookeville
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Citizen resistance and struggle in Appalachia since 1960
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Theory and practice in Appalachia: 16 essays,
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This review is from: Fighting Back in Appalachia: Traditions of Resistance and Change (Paperback)
Fisher presents a wonderful array of perspectives on grassroots resistance to unwelcome change in the Appalachian region. The authors in this volume portray social struggles for justice is several contexts: dealing with class and labor rights, environmental justice, health and industrial development, and gender/ethnic identity. Weaving together first person narratives of resistance, scholarly accounts of political economy, and sensitive consideration of contemporary theoretical concepts, Fighting Back in Appalachia is a wonderful introduction into the political activism of Appalachia, and more generally, a great portrait of alternative democratic ideals at work on the American landscape. I highly recommed this book for its content and readability.
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administrative files, mountain life, participatory research, black coal miners, subcommittee staff report, mica factory, mica industry, black lung movement, job advocacy, broad form deed, women coal miners, staff meeting minutes, disabled miners, departmental networks, farm movement, coal preparation plant, selective strike, annual membership meeting Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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administrative files, mountain life, participatory research, black coal miners, subcommittee staff report, mica factory, mica industry, black lung movement, job advocacy, broad form deed, women coal miners, staff meeting minutes, disabled miners, departmental networks, farm movement, coal preparation plant, selective strike, annual membership meeting Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Virginia, Appalachian Studies, Moth Hill, New York, North Carolina, Ashe County, Steering Committee, Yellow Creek, Coal Age, Camp Solidarity, Myles Horton, Highlander Center, United States, Singing Across Dark Spaces, John Gaventa, Highlander Reports, United Mine Workers, Flower Slowly Blooming, Current Files, Mike Clark, The Community Farm Alliance, The Memory of Miners, University Press of Kentucky, New River, Knott County Browse Sample Pages:
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- A Strike like No Other Strike: Law and Resistance during the Pittston Coal Strike of 1989-1990 by Richard A. Brisbin Jr. in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Women, Power, and Dissent in the Hills of Carolina by Mary K. Anglin in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Daughters of the Mountain: Women Coal Miners in Central Appalachia (Rural Studies Series of the Rural Sociological Society) by Suzanne E. Tallichet in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Making Democracy Work Better: Mediating Structures, Social Capital, and the Democratic Prospect by Richard A. Couto in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- To Save the Land and People: A History of Opposition to Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia by Chad Montrie in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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