To move a mountain : fighting the global economy in Appalachia / Eve S. Weinbaum.
By: Weinbaum, Eve S
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : New Press, 2004Distributor: New York : Distributed by W.W. NortonDescription: 340 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1565847849 (hardback)Subject(s): Plant shutdowns -- Appalachian Region -- Case studies | Globalization -- Social aspects -- Appalachian Region -- Case studies | Appalachian Region -- Social conditions -- Case studies | Social movements -- Appalachian Region -- Case studiesDDC classification: 338.7/1/09768 LOC classification: HD5708.55.U62 | A558 2004Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-322) and index.Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book | John Bulow Campbell Library | 1 West | HD5708.55 .U62 A558 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182903041669 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-322) and index.
The organizing moment -- Selling poverty: the politics of economic development in the South -- You can't fight city hall: the closing of Greenbrier Industries -- Resisting the great sucking sound: Acme boot workers take on a runaway company -- Seeds of a social movement: General Electric and CATS -- Local democracy in global economy.