{"product_id":"9781946684127","title":"12 Rounds in Lo's Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuestions of class and gender in Appalachia have, in the wake of the 2016 presidential election and the runaway success of \u003ci\u003eHillbilly Elegy\u003c\/i\u003e, moved to the forefront of national conversations about politics and culture. From Todd Snyder, a first generation college student turned college professor, comes a passionate commentary on these themes in a family memoir set in West Virginia coal country.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the author’s father, Mike “Lo” Snyder, a fifth generation West Virginia coal miner who opened a series of makeshift boxing gyms with the goal of providing local at-risk youth with the opportunities that eluded his adolescence. Taking these hardscrabble stories as his starting point, Snyder interweaves a history of the region, offering a smart analysis of the costs—both financial and cultural—of an economy built around extractive industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart love letter to Appalachia, part rigorous social critique, readers may find \u003ci\u003e12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym\u003c\/i\u003e—and its narrative of individual and community strength in the face of globalism’s headwinds—a welcome corrective to popular narratives that blame those in the region for their troubles. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West Virginia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044441014512,"sku":"9781946684127","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781946684127_p0.jpg?v=1763809172","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781946684127","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}