DOCUMENT RESUME ED 329 380 RC 017 796 Lewis, Helen Matthews, Ed.; And Others AUTHOR Colonialism in Modern America: The Appalachian TITLE Case. Appalachian Consortium, Inc., Boone, N.C. INSTITUTION PUB DATE 78 NOTE 385p.; First Edition. Some essays previously published elsewhere. Photo will copy poorly. PUB TYPE Books (010) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC16 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Area Studies; *Colonialism, Geographic Regions; Natural Resources; Regional Attitudes; *Regional Characteristics; *Rural Development; ral EconcAlcs; Rural Education; Social ProLlems; Social Systems; *Social Theories; Socioeconomic Background; Socioeconomic Influences *Appalachia; Exploitation; *Internal Colonialism IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT The essays in this book illustrate a conceptual model for analyzing the social and economic problems of the Appalachian region. The model is variously called Colonialism, Internal Colonialism, Exploitation, or External Oppression. It highlights the process through which dominant outside industrial interests establish control, exploit the region, and maintain their domination and subjugation of the region. Appalachia is an example of colonial domination by outside interests. Its history demonstrates the concerted efforts of the exploiters to label their work as progress and to blame problems they caused on the ignorance or deficiencies of the Appalachian people. This anthology: (1) explains the Colonial Model and its application to the study of Appalachian history and experience; (2) describes the acquisition of resources by outside influences; (3) documents the ways in which outside interests sought to establish their enterprises through political corruption and (4) shows how the region has cultural discrediting of opposition; become vuTherable to the cultural and economic definitions, interectJ, and whims of the larger society; and (5) extends and improves the Colonial Model for 3cholarly analysis leading to proposals for corrective social action. Essays contain text notes and references. (ALL) ****** ************ ******************** ******************* ************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. OF EDUCATION UI. 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X.4 .-.1:,- . 2!. 1\ CONTENTS * , "A COLONIALISM IN MODERN AMERICA: THE APPALACHIAN CASE Helen Matthews Lewis, Linda Johnson and Donald Askins, Editors TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface iv Introduction: The Colony of Appalachia Helen M. Lewis 1 The Colonialism Model Section 1. 7 The Colonialism Model: The Appala- chian Case Helen M. Lewis and Edward E. Knipe 9 The Acquisition of Resources Section II. 33 Industrialization and Social Change in Appalachia, 1880-1930 Ronald Eller 35 Appalachia's Mineral Colony - Jack Weller 47 The Impact of Recreational Develop- ment on Pioneer Life Styles in Southern Appalachia Edgar Bing- ham 57 Letter to Sir Denys Flowerdew Low- son Ralph Nader 71 The Forest Service and Appalachia Si Kahn 85 Section III. The Establishment of Control 111 Family, Religion and Colonialism in Central Appalachia - Helen Lewis, Sue Kobak, Linda Johnson 113 Table of Contents Property, Coal and Theft John Gaventa 141 The Big Steal Warren Wright 161 The Land Development Rag Anita Par low 177 . , Education and Exploitation Mike Clark 199 . Section IV. The Maintenance of Control 209 Annihilating the Hillbilly Jim Branscome 2 11 Our Own Music Rich Kirby 229 John Fox, Jr. Don Askins 251 The Pittston Mentality - Torn Bethel and Davitt McAteer 259 Coal Government of Appalachia Appalachian Research and De- fense Fund Task Force 277 The Federal Government in Appa- lachia - TVA Jim Branscome 283 Hidden Traps of Regionalism Phil Prirnack 295 Section V. Rethinking the Model 307 Appalachia: A Colony Within a Colony? Dennis N. Lindberg 309 Internal Colony or Internal Periphery? A Critique of Current Models and an Alternative Formulation David Walls 319 Extending the Internal Periphery Model: The Impact of Culture and Consequent Strategy Tom Plaut 351 Suggestions for Further Reading and Research 365 1 0