Beyond the Mountains Commodifying Appalachian Environments |
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| Author:
| Swanson, Drew A.
Giesen, James C. |
| Series title: | Environmental History and the American South Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-5396-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $47.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores the ways in which Appalachia served as a laboratory for the exploration and practice of American conceptions of nature. With chapters dedicated to microhistories focused on particular commodities, Drew Swanson builds on recent Appalachian studies scholarship, emphasizing the diversity of a region long considered a homogenous backwater.
Explores the ways in which Appalachia served as a laboratory for the exploration and practice of American conceptions of nature. With chapters dedicated to microhistories focused on particular commodities, Drew Swanson builds on recent Appalachian studies scholarship, emphasizing the diversity of a region long considered a homogenous backwater.