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.