This award-winning history examines the politics of progress in America through a close look at industrial development in Appalachia since WWII.
Appalachia has played a complex role in the unfolding of American history. Early-twentieth-century critics of modernity saw the region as a remnant of frontier life that should be preserved and protected. However, supporters of material production and technology decried what they saw as a the isolation and backwardness of the region and sought to “uplift” its people through education and industrialization.
In Uneven Ground, Ronald D. Eller examines the politics of development in Appalachia while exploring the idea of progress as it has evolved in America. “Passionate, clear, concise, and at times profound,” this volume demonstrates that Appalachia's struggle to overcome poverty, to live in harmony with the land, and to respect the value of community is a truly American story (Chad Berry, author of
Product details
ASIN : B0078XFTHG
Publisher : The University Press of Kentucky (October 24, 2008)
Publication date : October 24, 2008
Language : English
File size : 3646 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 378 pages
Best Sellers Rank: #79,985 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
#13 in Poverty Studies
#21 in History of Southern U.S.
#34 in Business Systems & Planning
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