Elites and Change in the Kentucky Mountains

By Mary Jean Bowman and H. Dudley Plunkett

Book Overview

Many Americans who trace their roots to communities similar to those of Appalachian Kentucky are becoming aware of the extent to which the problems of such communities represent the price paid for keeping alive traditions that are beginning to be missed in the wider society. Using fresh data and ingenious ways of letting local people speak for themselves, Mary Jean Bowman and H. Dudley Plunkett have thrown light on how isolated, small-town people respond to the encroachment of modern America, wi

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813155975
• ISBN13: 9780813155975
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher