Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-282) and index.
Contents:
The eyes of Texas: political culture and tradition -- Growing pains: the politics of extremism -- Reconstructing conservatism: antiliberalism and the limits of "law and order" -- "I am a sick American": race, fear, and the limits of backlash politics -- Poisons: establishments in crisis -- Civil war: populist conservatism and the 1976 campaigns -- The gathering storm: Republican momentum and the albatross of Jimmy Carter -- Revolution: Reagan and Texas in 1980.
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