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Author:

Wuthnow, Robert.

Title:

Remaking the heartland : Middle America since the 1950s / Robert Wuthnow.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xiii, 358 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Middle West--Economic conditions.
Middle West--Social conditions.
Agriculture--Middle West.
Social change--Middle West.
Community development--Middle West.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--Middle West.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-348) and index.

Contents:

Here in the middle -- Recovering from the Great Depression -- Reinventing the rustic life -- Education in Middle America -- The decline of small communities -- The changing face of agribusiness -- From towns to sprawling suburbs.

Summary:

For many Americans, the Midwest is a vas0t unknown. This title sets out to rectify this. It shows how the region has undergone extraordinary social transformations over the past half-century and proven itself surprisingly resilient in the face of such hardships as the Great Depression and the movement of residents to other parts of the country.

ISBN:

0691158029
9780691158020

Locations:

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)