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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 307.720974 EAN: 9780877229773 ISBN: 0877229775 Label: Temple University Press Manufacturer: Temple University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 365 Publication Date: January 21, 1993 Publisher: Temple University Press Studio: Temple University Press Related Items:
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 Rating: - Theory and practice in Appalachia: 16 essaysFisher 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 ... Read More 
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