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

Preface : That empty feeling

Introduction : Crisis and myth

Militarized space. Englneering the landscape; From rural community to army town; The Cold War comes to the UP; Postscript : Addicted to the military

Industrial spaces. Factories instead of farms; Cars in the cornfields

Rural Inc. Who's afraid of big?; Chains "r" us

The suburbanization of rural America. Creating post-rural space; The politics of post-rural complaint

Conclusion : Places vs. spaces.