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Author:

Lassiter, Matthew D., 1970-

Title:

The silent majority : suburban politics in the Sunbelt South / Matthew D. Lassiter.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

xiii, 390 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Southern States--Politics and government--1951-
Sunbelt States--Politics and government.
Suburbs--Southern States.
Suburbs--Sunbelt States.
Metropolitan areas--Southern States.
Metropolitan areas--Sunbelt States.
Steden.
Suburbanisatie.
Rassenvraagstuk.
Sociale problemen.
Politieke ontwikkeling.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-364) and index.

Contents:

Pt.1. The triumph of moderation. The divided South ; HOPE in the new South ; The open-schools movement ; The strange career of Atlanta Exceptionalism. -- Pt.2. The revolt of the center. The "Charlotte way" ; Suburban populism ; Neighborhood populism ; Neighborhood politics ; Class fairness and racial stability. -- Pt.3. Suburban strategies. The suburbanization of southern politics ; The failure of the Southern strategy ; Metropolitan divergence ; Regional convergence.

Series:

Politics and society in twentieth-century America

ISBN:

9780691092553 (alk. paper)
0691092559 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2005040568

Locations:

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

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)