Fighting Back in Appalachia: Traditions of Resistance and Change

378 Pages·1993·14.66 MB·English

by  Stephen Fisher

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Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction 1
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BUILDING GRASSROOTS
PARTI CITIZEN ORGANIZATIONS
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ChanWgiet haGi rna ssOrrogoatnsi zation 85
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AppalaWchhaWitea ':Lv eea rantKe edn tuckians
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ThCeo mmunity FarimnK eAnltluicaknyc:e
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NEW STRATEGIES
PARTI I IN LABOR STRUGGLES
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PARTI II IN APPALACHIARNE SISTANMCOEVE MENTS
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PoliEtxpircess,Fs oirvamen, Hd i stoKrniocwalle dge
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DirecotfO orrgya nizations 361
LiosfCt o ntributors 363

Acknolwedgments
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tratoivoenr p otrhytear olafA p palacahspi aasnssi ve tvhidece tairomtfsh ,
materdioaclu menttheiexn tgea nntnd a tuorfde i ssientn htAe p palachian
mountaainndts h,le a cokfA ppalacvhoiiacanen sde x ampilnne ast ional
discusosfci oomnmsu noirtgya nisztirnagt egies.
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tiveen deaMvaoryrA .n glsiung getshtteetli deS .o moef th ec ontributors
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Appalachia.