{"product_id":"money-in-the-mountains-the-cultural-trauma-of-appalachia","title":"Money in the Mountains: The Cultural Trauma of Appalachia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Every page gave me chills. This is a must-read book for the times in which we are living\" Lisa López Levers, Professor Emerita, Duquesne University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppalachia's misery is caused by generations of colonial exploitation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States is in a state of decline--a reality decades in the making. At the thin end of the wedge sits Appalachia, one of the nation's most deprived regions, mythologized by outsiders and misunderstood the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmbedded as a therapist within this community, Rayelle Davis frames the addiction, suicide, and \"diseases of despair\" that plague the region as a consequence of cultural trauma, exploitation, and systemic neglect. Her work is a searing exploration of generational adversity and a powerful indictment of the psychological abuse of the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavis reveals a profound truth: Appalachian trauma is colonial trauma. As in exploited nations abroad, everything of value--from wealth and health to life itself--is extracted by a distant elite. This courageous book exposes the predatory systems of power and challenges everything we think we know about identity, sovereignty, and the actual cost of inequality in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a time of extreme political polarization, \u003ci\u003eMoney in the Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e is not a requiem for Appalachia, but a manifesto for collective healing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48020815478836,"sku":"9780745352152","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/1664\/5684\/files\/IMG-1743.png?v=1783787457","url":"https:\/\/waronbooks.com\/products\/money-in-the-mountains-the-cultural-trauma-of-appalachia","provider":"War On Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}