Once a busy if impoverished center for the anthracite coal
industry, northeastern Pennsylvania exists today as a region
suffering inexorable decline--racked by economic hardship and
rampant opioid abuse, abandoned by young people, and steeped in
xenophobic fear. Paul A. Shackel merges analysis with oral history
to document the devastating effects of a lifetime of structural
violence on the people who have stayed behind. Heroic stories of
workers facing the dangers of underground mining stand beside
accounts of people living their lives in a toxic environment and
battling deprivation and starvation by foraging, bartering, and
relying on the good will of neighbors. As Shackel reveals the
effects of these long-term traumas, he sheds light on people’s
poor health and lack of well-being. The result is a valuable
on-the-ground perspective that expands our understanding of the
social fracturing, economic decay, and anger afflicting many
communities across the United States. Insightful and dramatic, The
Ruined Anthracite combines archaeology, documentary research, and
oral history to render the ongoing human cost of environmental
devastation and unchecked capitalism.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Illinois Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Working Class in American History |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Paul A. Shackel
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
248 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-252-08728-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-252-08728-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780252087288 |
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