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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