| What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia Lib/E Contributor(s): Perrin, Jo Anna (Read by), Catte, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798200412945 Publisher: Tantor Audio OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Regional Studies - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 2016, headlines declared Appalachia ground zero for America's forgotten tribe of white working class voters. Journalists flocked to the region to extract sympathetic profiles of families devastated by poverty, abandoned by establishment politics, and eager to consume cheap campaign promises. What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia is a frank assessment of America's recent fascination with the people and problems of the region. The book analyzes trends in contemporary writing on Appalachia, presents a brief history of Appalachia with an eye toward unpacking Appalachian stereotypes, and provides examples of writing, art, and policy created by Appalachians as opposed to for Appalachians. The book offers a must-needed insider's perspective on the region. |