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Author Stump, Nicholas F., author.

Title Remaking Appalachia : ecosocialism, ecofeminism, and law / Nicholas F. Stump
Edition First edition
Published Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2021
©2021

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Description 1 online resource (x, 317 pages)
Contents Introduction -- Historical beginnings : Appalachian coal and the coming of industrial capitalism -- Foundations of environmental law : classical liberalism -- Twentieth-century Appalachia : failed development models and coal's hegemony -- Environmental law : a critically flawed paradigm -- Modern Appalachia : environmental law's failure and the broader regional landscape -- Systemic economic and socio-legal change : theory, practice, and praxis -- Remaking Appalachia : strongly ecologically sustainable futures
Summary "Environmental law has failed spectacularly to protect Appalachia from the ravages of liberal capitalism, and from extractive industries in particular. Remaking Appalachia chronicles such failures, but also puts forth hopeful paths for truly radical change"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-296) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Environmental law -- Appalachian Region
Environmental law
Appalachian Region
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781949199925
1949199924