Dwight B. Billings is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Kentucky. He is a past president of the Appalachian Studies Association, a recent editor of the Journal of Appalachian Studies, and the author or editor of several books. Katherine Ledford is professor of Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University and coeditor of Back Talk from Appalachia: Confronting Stereotypes.
"A book that attempts to do a lot, and succeeds on the whole." --
Mountain Eagle
"A challenge to 'monolithic pejorative, and unquestioned' images of
Appalachia." -- Chronicle of Higher Education
"Addresses the origins and perpetuation of these disparaging
stereotypes, and offers writers' personal experiences growing up or
living in Appalachia." -- Goldenseal
"Addresses the origins of stereotypes of literature from the
region, looks at labor and advocacy movements in Appalachia during
this century, offers writers' personal glimpses of growing up or
living in the region, and ends by highlighting the stereotypes and
broad generalizations that characterize 'The Kentucky Cycle.'" --
McCormick (SC) Messenger
"An exciting and provocative new collection." -- Appalachian
Journal
"An important book." -- Arkansas Historical Quarterly
"An interesting and diverse collection." -- Filson Club History
Quarterly
"Containing essays written by some of the region's leading
scholars, activists, and artists -- the list of contributors itself
testifies to the creativity of the people in the region and to the
contributions Appalachians have made to the nation." -- Register of
the Kentucky Historical Society
"Every subject is covered from AIDS to rednecks to labor activism
to the coalfields to race and gender." -- Library Booknotes
"Gurney Norman was selected as Poet Laureate for the Commonwealth
of Kentucky." --
"Now we have this thought-provoking collection of essays of the
country we northerners knew so little about." -- Oakland (MI)
Press
"One does come away with a better idea of why Appalachians are seen
as they are." -- Lexington Herald-Leader
"Poring through the book's pages, readers, Appalachian readers
especially, will experience a wide range of reactions -- anger,
humor and pride foremost among them." -- Paintsville Herald
"Presents a broad view of a region diverse in population, social
issues, and history." -- Florida Historical Quarterly
"Provides provocative and insightful essays about this
much-maligned region of the United States." -- Kentucky Monthly
"Social theory, history, literature, personal experience, and
activism are successfully bound, and issues of race and gender are
not neglected.... For scholars of the southern Appalachian region
the volume is indispensable." -- Contemporary Sociology
"The essays, which share the goal of refuting the ongoing
stereotyping of the region, are written from a variety of
perspectives -- anthropologists, sociologists, fiction writers,
historians, health care activists, political scientists, to name a
few." -- Ohioana Quarterly
"These important, provocative essays are an outstanding
contribution to Appalachian studies scholarship, but they are also
quite accessible to non-specialists." -- Tennessee Librarian
"Thought-provoking, admirably accessible to nonspecialist readers,
and offers an excellent introduction to Appalachian regional
studies. Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary
and historic Appalachia, it is also a model regional study that
provides an excellent comparative perspective for scholars and
students of other American regions." -- Choice
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