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List of Tables xi Preface xiii 1 The Argument 1 2 E Pluribus Unum? The Mashing vs. the Sorting of America 17 3 Pondering the Built Landscape 82 4 The Theater of the Unpredictable 117 5 Territorial Diversities in the Cultural Realm: Yea and Nay 164 6 The Regional Factor 206 7 Is the Jury Still Out? 262 Notes 271 References 297 Index 351 Contents ...

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