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.
