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Lädt ... Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia (2017)von Steven Stoll
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Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. ![]() ![]() "Ramp Hollow" is much more than a detailed history of Appalachia. It provides valuable perspectives on regions around the world based upon sustenance economies. He paints a gripping picture of life for the early settlers of Appalachia explaining that their success came from access to the "commons" represented by the forests of the area. The forests allowed them to hunt and gather what they needed beyond the patch of ground that they had staked out. When logging and coal mining companies arrived, they created enclosures that cut off these settlers from those commons in a way that impoverished those settlers. The book provides a deep understanding of topics like the Whiskey Rebellion and the culture of settlers which are generally brushed over rapidly in American history classes. Stoll's book provides an excellent expansion of topics covered in Polanyi's "Great Transformation" and Graeber's "Debt: The First 5000 Years". Finally, although the book is somewhat scholarly in tone, I found it a real page-turner. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Steven Stoll offers a fresh, provocative account of Appalachia, from the earliest European settlers, through crucial episodes such as the Whiskey Rebellion and the founding of West Virginia, and the arrival of timber and coal companies that set off a devastating "scramble for Appalachia."-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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