{"product_id":"absentee-landowning-exploit-wv-9780813118802","title":"Absentee Landowning \u0026 Exploit WV","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Barbara Rasmussen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Natural Resources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbsentee landowning has long been tied to economic distress in Appalachia. In this important revisionist study, Barbara Rasmussen examines the nature of landownership in five counties of West Virginia and its effects upon the counties' economic and social development. Rasmussen untangles a web of outside domination of the region that commenced before the American Revolution, creating a legacy of hardship that continues to plague Appalachia today. The owners and exploiters of the region have inc\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47614887166103,"sku":"9780813118802","price":4432.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780813118802.webp?v=1775097261","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/absentee-landowning-exploit-wv-9780813118802","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}