Captives of the Cold War economy : the struggle for defense conversion in American communities / John J. Accordino.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-198) and index.

Ch. 1. The National Context: Defense Spending and Conversion Policy in the 1990s -- Ch. 2. The Community Context: Development Interests and Economic Dependency -- Ch. 3. The Military Metropolis: Boosters, Bases, and Shipbuilding in Hampton Roads -- Ch. 4. The New Face of Defense: Systems Engineers and Bureaucrats in Northern Virginia -- Ch. 5. Rural Areas and Small Cities: Dependency, Adjustment, and Conversion -- Ch. 6. The State Politics of Defense Restructuring: Adjustment and Resistance -- Ch. 7. Conversion Advocacy in Other States and Localities -- Ch. 8. Transforming the Politics of Defense Conversion.