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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii INTRODUCTION 1 1 RECASTING REGION 13 2 REGIME CHANGE 29 FROM THE NEW DEAL STATE TO THE REPUBLICAN REVOLUTION 3 SUN BELT RISING 46 GLOBALIZATION AND REGIONAL CHANGES ON TRADE POLICY 4 CHANGE COMES TO THE COTTON BELT 82 RACE, REGION, AND THE POLITICS OF WELFARE POLICY 5 THE POLITICAL RESURRECTION OF THE BIBLE BELT 131 RELIGION, MODERNIZATION, AND THE INTENSIFICATION OF ABORTION POLITICS 6 A HOUSE DIVIDED 164 THE GEOGRAPHY OF PARTIES AND CONFLICT APPENDIX A. RESEARCH METHOD AND CASE SELECTION 181 APPENDIX B. CONGRESSIONAL VOTE ANALYSIS 184 NOTES 189 INDEX 223 This page intentionally left blank ...

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