Description |
xxvi, 399 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Introduction : what is the nation, at heart? -- Between place and space : the pioneering politics of locality -- Meat in the middle : converging borderlands in the U.S. Midwest -- Hog-tied : the roots of the modern American empire -- The isolationist capital of America : hotbed of alliance politics -- Flownover states : the view from the middle of everything -- Home, land, security : exile, dispossession, and loss -- Conclusion : the nation, at heart. |
Summary |
"A history of a quintessentially American place - the rural and small town heartland -- that uncovers deep yet hidden currents of connection with the world"-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-386) and index. |
Subject |
Middle West -- History.
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Middle West -- Civilization.
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Group identity -- Middle West.
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Human geography -- Middle West.
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ISBN |
9781594203572 (hardcover) |
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