Authority and the Mountaineer in Cormac McCarthy's Appalachia

by Gabe Rikard

The author uses theories on power, resistance and discipline developed by Michel Foucault to analyze the interactions of mountaineers and the authorities who have attempted to "modernize" them. The book shows how McCarthy manipulates Appalachian images while engaging in a form of archeology of Appalachian constructs.

Initially the book explores the interplay of the dominance/resistance duality. Roads provided ways into the mountains for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786474599
• ISBN13: 9780786474592
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher