Power and Powerlessness

Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley

John Gaventa (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

1982
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-00985-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Explains to outsiders the conflicts between the financial interests of the coal and land companies, and the moral rights of the vulnerable mountaineers.

Autor

John Gaventa, a Tennessee native, received his doctorate from Oxford University. He has written widely on the Appalachian region in academic and popular journals. He is now employed at the Highlander Research and Education Center, an adult education center which works closely with community and labor groups in the Appalachian and southern regions of the United States.  

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.5.1982
• Verlagsort: Baltimore
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 313 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-252-00985-1 / 0252009851
• ISBN-13: 978-0-252-00985-3 / 9780252009853
• Zustand: Neuware