Mountain people have long been considered exotic. The eminent British historian Sir Arnold Toynbee described the residents of Appalachia in 1947 as "the American counterparts of the latter-day white barbarians of the Old World -- Rifis, Albanians, Kurds, Pathans, and Hairy Ainus."
-Salon.com
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Sir Arnold Toynbee is a hairy ainus
Posted by DFX at 7:43 AM
Labels: Appalachia, culture, eminent British historian, foreign relations, Hairy Ainus, human condition, Sir Arnold Toynbee, white barbarians, WVa
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