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The most damning critique of Hillbilly New York Review of Books
A spiky Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker
In recent years and in countless ways, Appalachia has been portrayed as ground zero for Americas forgotten tribe of white, working-class peoplein short, its Trump Country. And during the Trump Era, demystifying the region to explain its roots of dysfunction became a national industry, made most popular by J. D. Vances Hillbilly Elegy. But these assessments have only given us a skewed portrait of a region that is actually marked by racial diversity, a storied labor history, and people who fall on all sides of the political spectrum. In What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia, Elizabeth Catte offers her clear-eyed and uncompromising assessment of Americas historical tendency to stereotype Appalachias people and problems. Its a frank and ferocious insiders perspective that will complicate and illuminate your ideas about one of Americas most misunderstood regions.
Author: Elizabeth Catte
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Belt Publishing
Published: 02/06/2018
Pages: 146
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.20h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780998904146
Language: English
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