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050	1	4	_aF355 _b.C54 2020
092			_a977 CHR
100	1		_aChristman, Phil.
245	1	0	_aMidwest futures / _cPhil Christman.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aCleveland, Ohio : _bBelt Publishing, _c2020.
300			_a154 pages ; _c20 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 140-154).
505	0		_aRow 1: The fund -- Row 2: Making futures in the midwest -- Row 3: Changes in the land -- Row 4: Normality and its discontents -- Row 5: Midwest at midnight -- Row 6: Staying with the trouble.
520			_a"What does the future hold for the Midwest? A vast stretch of fertile farmland bordering one of the largest concentrations of fresh water in the world, the Midwestern US seems ideally situated for the coming challenges of climate change. But it also sits at the epicenter of a massive economic collapse that many of its citizens are still struggling to overcome. The question of what the Midwest is (and what it will become) is nothing new. As Phil Christman writes in this idiosyncratic new book, ambiguity might be the region's defining characteristic. Taking a cue from Jefferson's grid, the famous rectangular survey of the Old Northwest Territory that turned everything from Ohio to Wisconsin into square-mile lots, Christman breaks his exploration of Midwestern identity, past and present, into 36 brief, interconnected essays. The result is a sometimes sardonic, often uproarious, and consistently thought-provoking look at a misunderstood place and the people who call it home."--Amazon.com.
650		0	_aAgriculture.
650		0	_aEnvironmental economics.
650		0	_aRadical politics.
651		0	_aMiddle West.
655		7	_aEssays. _2lcgft.
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