| Descript |
xxxvi, 399 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Nonfiction. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-386) and index. |
| 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. |
| 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/ISSN |
1594203572 |
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9781594203572 (hardcover) |
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