Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley by John Gaventa
Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley

John Gaventa

Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley

John Gaventa

267 pages 1980

3 editions

nonfiction history politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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"Using Clear Fork Valley in central Appalachia as an empirical example, Gaventa attempts to discern the 'hidden faces of power'--those forces which shape actions and consciousness in ways not readily apparent in formal American political processes...

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