The Invisible Minority - Urban Appalachians (Paperback)

Since 1950 more than three million people have left their homes in Appalachia in search of better jobs and a better life in the cities of the Midwest and Southeast. Today they constitute one of the largest minorities in many of those cities. Yet they have been largely overlooked as a social group and ignored as a potential political force, partly because so little has been written about them. This important book is the first to explore the Appalachian migration and its impact on the cities, on Appalachia, and on the migrants themselves, from the perspectives of sociology, economics, geography, and social planning. Eleven contributors offer new insights into the complex patterns of migration streams, the numbers of Appalachians in specific urban areas, their residential and occupational patterns in the cities, their adjustments to urban life and work, and the enormous social and economic impact of this mass movement.

General

Imprint:	The University Press of Kentucky
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2014
First published:	July 2014
Editors:	William W. Philliber • Clyde B. McCoy
As told to:	Harry C. Dillingham
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-8131-5395-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
LSN:	0-8131-5395-6
Barcode:	9780813153957

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