Communities In Economic Crisis

John Gaventa author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Temple University Press,U.S.

Published:3rd Jan '90

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Resisting injustice in Appalachia and empowering residents to build democratic alternatives to the heritage of enduring poverty

Hard times are no stranger to the people of Appalachia and the South. This book presents a collection of essays by people who are involved in the efforts to challenge economic injustice in these regions and to empower the residents to build democratic alternatives.Hard times are no stranger to the people of Appalachia and the South. Earlier books have documented the low wages of the textile industry, boom-and-bust cycles of coal mining, and debt peonage of Southern agriculture that have established a heritage of poverty that endures. This book is a unique collection of essays by people who are actively involved in the efforts to challenge economic injustice in these regions and to empower the residents to build democratic alternatives. In the series Labor and Social Change, edited by Paula Rayman and Carmen Sirianni.

ISBN: 9780877226499

Dimensions: 203mm x 127mm x 28mm

Weight: unknown

282 pages