The Lies of the Land

The Lies of the Land
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9780226826905
ISBN-13 : 0226826902
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Book Synopsis The Lies of the Land by : Steven Conn

Download or read book The Lies of the Land written by Steven Conn and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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"--


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