Title: The Rise of the gunbelt : the military remapping of industrial America /
Authors: Markusen, Ann R.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Defense industries United States.; Military-industrial complex United States.; Defense contracts United States.; United States Economic conditions Regional disparities.
Abstract: Index and bibliographical references included.
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?