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Appalachia in an International Context
Cross-National Comparisons of Developing Regions
Av Phillip Obermiller, William Philliber
Inbunden, 1994
1098 kr
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The study of diverse yet comparable regions uncovers structural similarities that override the defective culture theory of developing regions as well as the belief that they are unique ecological phenomena. This collected work establishes Appalachia as a case study for a coherent cross-national …
Appalachian Odyssey
Historical Perspectives on the Great Migration
Av Phillip Obermiller, Thomas E. Wagner m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
1098 kr
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One of the greatest internal migrations in American history has been the movement of the people of Appalachia to a variety of rural and urban destinations all over the country —- wherever economic opportunity beckoned, from the industrial Midwest to the timber empires of the Pacific Northwest. This …
From Mountain to Metropolis
Appalachian Migrants in American Cities
Av Kathryn M. Borman, Phillip Obermiller
Inbunden, 1994
995 kr
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This volume focuses on Appalachians as a case study of internal migration in developed countries. Since World War II, Appalachian miners have left the coal towns of their mountain region for the car towns of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Migrations have ebbed and flowed with economic …
Too Few Tomorrows
Urban Appalachians in the 1980's
Av Phillip Obermiller, William Philliber
Häftad, 1987
225 kr
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Between the 1940s and 1970s the mountains of Appalachia were viewed as a center for economic and employment opportunities. Over three million people chased the American dream to the mountains in search of a better life for themselves and their families. Unfortunately, about a third of these people …
