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Title:

The Rise of the gunbelt : the military remapping of industrial America / Ann Markusen ... [et al.].

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

1991

Description:

xii, 341 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Defense contracts--United States.
Defense industries--United States.
Military-industrial complex--United States.
United States--Regional disparities.--1945---Regional disparities.
Production--Production
United States

Other Authors:

Markusen, Ann R.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-327) and index.

Contents:

The military remapping of America -- Reading the map : a theory of military-industrial places -- The third coast : aviation pioneers exit the Midwest -- Aerospace capital of the world : Los Angeles takes off -- The winning transition team : props, jets, and avionics in New England -- Seattle : aerospace company city -- Space mountain : generals and boosters build Colorado Springs -- The eavesdroppers : SDI, software, and lobbying in the nation's capital -- Why the gunbelt?

ISBN:

9780195066487 paper)
0195066480 paper)

LCCN:

90007417

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)