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Bringing Down the Mountains: The Impact of Mountaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities, 1970-2004 - Couverture souple

Burns, Shirley S.

 
9781933202174: Bringing Down the Mountains: The Impact of Mountaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities, 1970-2004
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1933202173 ISBN 13 : 9781933202174
Editeur : West Virginia University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Bringing Down the Mountains provides insight into how mountaintop removal has affected the people and the land of southern West Virginia. It examines the mechanization of the mining industry and the power relationships between coal interests, politicians, and the average citizen.

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À propos de l'auteur

Shirley Stewart Burns holds a BS in news-editorial journalism, a master's degree in social work, and a PhD in history with an Appalachian focus. A native of Wyoming County in the southern West Virginia coalfields and the daughter of an underground coal miner, she has a passionate interest in the communities, environment, and histories of the southern West Virginia coalfields. She lives in Charleston, West Virginia. She co-edited Coal Country: Rise Up Against Mountaintop Removal Mining with Mary-Lynn Evans and Silas House.

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Éditeur
West Virginia University Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1933202173
ISBN 13 
9781933202174
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
215
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
Mare Nostrum Group B.V.
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