Global heartland: cultivating the american century on the midwestern farm
Auteur :
Simons, Peter
Éditeur :
University of Minnesota Press
ISBN :
9781517910174
Date de publication :
6 mai 2025
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
312 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Highlights the critical role of midwestern farmers in the creation of the American Century. Simons explores how, after decades of slipping to the margins of an urbanizing economy, these farmers assumed renewed strategic and cultural importance as they produced essential sustenance for overseas troops and food rations for a domestic population.