1. Appalachia's Art of the Useful.
- Author
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Martin, Charles E.
- Subjects
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APPALACHIANS (People) , *AGRICULTURE , *INDUSTRIAL arts , *AGRARIAN societies , *RURAL industries , *INDUSTRIALIZATION , *RURAL development , *AGRICULTURAL policy , *HISTORY - Abstract
Presents a examination of the social conditions and attitudes in contemporary Appalachia. Use of utilitarian objects to express artistic impulses; Consideration of a business profile of Knott County in Kentucky in 1939; Agriculture in the area; Influence of key members of highly regarded family groups on community politics; How decision making is made by the group; Relationship between the men and the women in Appalachia; Impact of industrialization on rural cultures in the U.S.
- Published
- 1987