The lies of the land: seeing rural America for what it is--and isn't

"There's no such thing as rural America. Or, rather, as Steven Conn argues, "rural America" is a phrase that has been made to mean so many things that it doesn't mean anything. In fact, he maintains, rural America--so often characterized as in crisis or in danger of being le...

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1. Verfasser: Conn, Steven 1965- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago, IL ; London The University of Chicago Press 2023
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Zusammenfassung:"There's no such thing as rural America. Or, rather, as Steven Conn argues, "rural America" is a phrase that has been made to mean so many things that it doesn't mean anything. In fact, he maintains, rural America--so often characterized as in crisis or in danger of being left behind--has been shaped by the same major forces as the rest of the country since at least the end of the Civil War: militarization, industrialization, corporatization, and suburbanization. Conn calls for us to dispense with the fantasies and visions that are often imposed on rural America, in the hopes of more productively addressing the real challenges facing all of America"--
Beschreibung:x, 317 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9780226826905

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