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The First American Frontier. Transition to Capitalism in Southern Appalachia, 1700-1860.
Wilma A. Dunaway
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Paperback. Dealing with the development of pre-industrial Southern Appalachia's society and economy and drawing on data from 215 counties in nine states from 1700 and 1860, the author argues that capitalist exchange and production came to the region earlier than previously thought. Series: Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies. Num Pages: 468 pages, 12 illustrations, 40 tables, 19 maps, 5 figures, appendices, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JHM; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 780.
In The First American Frontier , Wilma Dunaway challenges many assumptions about the development of preindustrial Southern Appalachia's society and economy. Drawing on data from 215 counties in nine states from 1700 to 1860, she argues that capitalist exchange and production came to the region much earlier than has been previously thought. Her innovative book is the first regional history of antebellum Southern Appalachia and the first study to apply world-systems theory to the development of the American frontier. Dunaway demonstrates that Europeans established significant trade relations with Native Americans in the southern mountains and thereby incorporated the region into ... Read more
In The First American Frontier , Wilma Dunaway challenges many assumptions about the development of preindustrial Southern Appalachia's society and economy. Drawing on data from 215 counties in nine states from 1700 to 1860, she argues that capitalist exchange and production came to the region much earlier than has been previously thought. Her innovative book is the first regional history of antebellum Southern Appalachia and the first study to apply world-systems theory to the development of the American frontier. Dunaway demonstrates that Europeans established significant trade relations with Native Americans in the southern mountains and thereby incorporated the region into ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
Number of Pages
468
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807845400
SKU
V9780807845400
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About Wilma A. Dunaway
Wilma A. Dunaway is assistant professor of sociology at Colorado State University.
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