Lassiter, Matthew D., 1970-

The silent majority : suburban politics in the Sunbelt South / Matthew D. Lassiter. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2006. - xiii, 390 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Politics and society in twentieth-century America . - Politics and society in twentieth-century America. .

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

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.

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Suburbs--Southern States.
Suburbs--Sunbelt States.
Metropolitan areas--Southern States.
Metropolitan areas--Sunbelt States.


Southern States--Politics and government--1951-
Sunbelt States--Politics and government.

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