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Fisher Stephen Fisher
Fighting Back in Appalachia [PDF ebook]
Traditions of Resistance and Change

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Sixteen original essays document the extent and variety of citizen resistance and struggle in the Appalachian region since 1960. The contributors-all organizers or activist intellectuals-describe how and why some of the dramatic Appalachian resistance efforts and strategies have arisen.Contributors: Bill Allen, Mary K. Anglin, Fran Ansley, Alan Banks, Dwight Billings, Mary Beth Bingman, Sherry Cable, Guy and Candie Carawan, Richard A. Couto, Stephen William Foster, John M. Glen, Hal Hamilton, Bennett M. Judkins, Don Manning-Miller, Ellen Ryan, Jim Sessions, Joe Szakos, Karen Tice, Chris Weiss, and the editor.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 400 ● ISBN 9781439901571 ● Publisher Temple University Press ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5885777 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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