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Preface

© 2020 Duke University Press, Durham, USA

© 2020 Duke University Press, Durham, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface to Duke Edition vii
  4. Preface xi
  5. 1. Introduction: Becoming Economic Problem No.1 1
  6. 2. "Wild Cards and Innovations" 39
  7. 3. The Wages of Dixie 63
  8. 4. "Bulldozers on the Old Plantation" 88
  9. 5. Persistent Whiggery: Federal Entitlements and Southern Politics 112
  10. 6. Missiles and Magnolias 135
  11. 7. "Shadows on the Sunbelt" 174
  12. 8. Conclusion: Place Over People 206
  13. Essay on Selected Sources 222
  14. Notes 232
  15. Index 323
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From Cotton Belt to Sunbelt
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822399964-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface to Duke Edition vii
  4. Preface xi
  5. 1. Introduction: Becoming Economic Problem No.1 1
  6. 2. "Wild Cards and Innovations" 39
  7. 3. The Wages of Dixie 63
  8. 4. "Bulldozers on the Old Plantation" 88
  9. 5. Persistent Whiggery: Federal Entitlements and Southern Politics 112
  10. 6. Missiles and Magnolias 135
  11. 7. "Shadows on the Sunbelt" 174
  12. 8. Conclusion: Place Over People 206
  13. Essay on Selected Sources 222
  14. Notes 232
  15. Index 323
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