Sunbelt Rising

Michelle Nickerson is Associate Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago. Darren Dochuk is Associate Professor of History at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics of Washington University in St. Louis.

• IntroductionI. CONSTRUCTING REGIONChapter 1. Sunbelt Boosterism: Industrial Recruitment, Economic Development, and Growth Politics in the Developing Sunbelt-Elizabeth Tandy ShermerChapter 2. Strom Thurmond's Sunbelt: Rethinking Regional Politics and the Rise of the Right-Joseph CrespinoChapter 3. Big Government and Family Values: Political Culture in the Metropolitan Sunbelt-Matthew D. LassiterChapter 4. Religion and Political Behavior in the Sunbelt-Lyman A. Kellstedt and James L. GuthII. CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE SUNBELTChapter 5. From the Southwest to the Nation: Interracial Civil Rights Activism in Los Angeles-Shana BernsteinChapter 6. Sunbelt Civil Rights: Urban Renewal and the Follies of Desegregation in Greater Miami-N. D. B. ConnollyChapter 7. Racial Liberalism and the Rise of the Sunbelt West: The Defeat of Fair Housing on the 1964 California Ballot-Daniel Martinez HoSangIII. CONTINGENT PLACESChapter 8. Sunbelt Lock-Up: Where the Suburbs Met the Super-Max-Volker JanssenChapter 9. Sunbelt Imperialism: Boosters, Navajos, and Energy Development in the Metropolitan Southwest-Andrew NeedhamChapter 10. Real Estate and Race: Imagining the Second Circuit of Capital in Sunbelt Cities-Carl AbbottPART IV. THE GLOBAL SUNBELTChapter 11. The Marketplace Missions of S. Truett Cathy, Chick-fil-A, and the Sunbelt South-Darren E. GremChapter 12. Tortilla Politics: Mexican Food, Globalization, and the Sunbelt-Laresh JayasankerChapter 13. Latinos in the Sunbelt: Political Implications of Demographic Change-Sylvia ManzanoNotesList of ContributorsIndexAcknowledgments

"This well-written and insightful book mirrors the very region it attempts to understand. While certain shared commonalities exist, one is most struck by the differences between locations and the rich diversity of people and experiences. . . . The real strength of Sunbelt Rising is the innovative scholarship found within its pages."-Western Historical Quarterly"An important and insightful anthology for scholars interested in the socioeconomic, cultural, and political history of the American Sunbelt. . . . Replete with innovation, thoughtful analysis, and mature synthesis, Sunbelt Rising should quickly become a go-to test for scholars interested in the region's social and political culture."-Journal of Southern History"Sunbelt Rising represents the maturation of a new generation of scholarship on the Sunbelt. Drawing on recent work in metropolitan history, urban planning, economics, and political science, these scholars reach provocative conclusions on issues of race, religion, politics, and economic development that see beyond established regional boundaries. Altogether an impressive volume."-Bruce Schulman, author of The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Politics, and Society"Sunbelt Rising provides fresh perspectives on established subjects, including racial division, boosterism and growth politics, and the making of modern conservatism. It also pushes the discussion in new and interesting directions, bringing in issues like energy development, Native American policy, prison construction, and evangelical entrepreneurs, among others."-Kevin M. Kruse, author of White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism