Global Mountain Regions

Ann Kingsolver is Professor of Anthropology and past director of the Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies Program at the University of Kentucky. Her research in the United States, Mexico, and Sri Lanka has focused on how people make sense of all that gets called "globalization" and act on those understandings. Her books include NAFTA Stories: Fears and Hopes in Mexico and the United States, Tobacco Town Futures: Global Encounters in Rural Kentucky, and several edited volumes. Sasikumar Balasundaram is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. His research interests include refugees, humanitarian aid, global health, engaged anthropology with children and youth, and contemporary issues of the Up-country Tamils of Sri Lanka.

Contents


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "Hard Times"


1: Introduction: Listening to Voices across Global Mountain Regions


Ann Kingsolver and Sasikumar Balasundaram


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "Mother Jones' Farewell (I Was There)"


2: After Coal, through Film


Tom Hansell and Patricia Beaver


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "Wigan Pier"


3: Mountains, Coal, and Life in British Columbia and West Virginia


Paul S. Ciccantell


4: Black Diamonds


Crystal Good


5: Historicizing Poverty and Marginalization in the Southern Mountain Regions of Malawi


Tony Milanzi


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "Momma Was a Union Woman"


6: Voices for Community Rights in Amazonia


Monica Chují


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "Blue Ridge Mountain Refugee"


7: Indigenous Social Movements in Mountain RegCarmen Martinez Novo, Shannon Elizabeth Bell, Subhadra Mitra Channa, Annapurna Devi Pandey, and Luis Alberto Tuaza Castro


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "People Like You"


8: Rebuilding Mountain Communities after Natural and Human-Made Disasters


Jude L. Fernando, Lina Maria Calandra, Stephanie McSpirit, Pam Oldfield Meade, Jeremy Paden and Shaunna L. Scott


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "The Border Line"


9: Moving Heaven and Earth behind Mountains


Daniel Joseph


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "Black Gold"


10: Environment, Health, and Justice


Mary K. Anglin, Gregory V. Button, and Dolores Molina-Rosales


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "When the Morning Breaks"


11: Circulating News in Rural China and Appalachia


Al Cross and You You


12: Thinking About the Future


Jane Jensen, Marco Pitzalis, Mir Afzal Tajik, and Alan J. DeYoung


13: Jirga: Everyday Peace-Building in Rural Mountain Communities of Pakistan


Sajjad Ahmad Jan


14: Mapping and Measuring Digital Divides in Mountain Regions


Stanley D. Brunn and Maria Paradiso


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "My Old Times"


15: Artifacts of Home


Saakshi Joshi


16: Resonating with the Trees


Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "Traveler"


17: Appalachian and Carpathian Exchanges


Jessica Murray and Iryna Galuschchak


18: Appalachian and Columbian Connections through Cerulean Warbler Migration


Regina Donour


19: Experience and Expertise


Lisa B. Markowitz


20: Sustainable Livelihoods in Extreme Lands


Dipak R. Pant


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "Aragon Mill"


21: Comparing Rural Livelihood Transitions in the Catalan and Sardinian Regions of Europe and the Appalachian Region of the United States


Domenica Farinella, Ann Kingsolver, Ismael Vaccaro, and Oriol Beltran


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "Wild Rose of the Mountain"


22: Honey Corridors in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and Appalachian Coal Production Areas


Tammy Horn Potter and Kunal Sharma


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "The Gap ($8,825) an Hour"


23: Agricultural Sovereignty and Arabica Coffee Production in Ethiopia


Aklilu Reda


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "The Flume"


24: Creating Sustainable Post-extraction Livelihoods in the Central Appalachian Coalfields


Nathan Hall


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "Gone, Gonna Rise Again"


25: Reforestation Can Contribute to a Regenerative Economy in Global Mining Regions


Christopher D. Barton, Kenton Sena, and Patrick N. Angel


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "We're Still Here"


26: Palestinian Responsible Tourism for Cross-Cultural Understanding


Asma Jaber and Michel Awad


Song Lyrics by Si Kahn: "A Time for Us All"


27: Conclusion: Looking Toward the Future in Global Mountain Regions


Felix Bivens, Sasikumar Balasundaram, and Ann Kingsolver


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