Communities In Economic Crisis (Labor And Social Change) - Softcover

Gaventa, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877226504 ISBN 13: 9780877226505

Publisher: Temple University Press, 1990

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

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

About the Author:

John Gaventa is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a staff member of the Highlander Research and Education Center.

Barbara Ellen Smith is former Research Coordinator of the Southeast Women’s Employment Coalition and the author of Digging Our Own Graves: Coal Miners and the Struggle over Black Lung Disease (Temple).

Alex Willingham is Research Director of the Southern Regional Council.

About this edition

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0877226504
• ISBN 13: 9780877226505
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Barbara Ellen Smith, Alex Willingham