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The big sort : why the clustering of like-minded America is tearing us apart
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- ISBN: 0618689354
- ISBN: 9780618689354
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viii, 370 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-349) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The age of political segregation -- The politics of migration -- The psychology of the tribe -- Culture shift : the 1965 unraveling -- The beginning of division : beauty and salvation in 1974 -- The economics of the big sort : culture and growth in the 1990s -- Religion : the missionary and the megachurch -- Advertising : Grace Slick, Tricia Nixon, and you -- Lifestyle : "books, beer, bikes, and Birkenstocks" -- Choosing a side -- The big sort campaign -- To marry your enemies. |
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The Big Sort : Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart
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The Big Sort : Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| Part I | The Power of Place | |
| 1 | The Age of Political Segregation | p. 19 |
| 2 | The Politics of Migration | p. 41 |
| 3 | The Psychology of the Tribe | p. 58 |
| Part II | The Silent Revolution | |
| 4 | Culture Shift: The 1965 Unraveling | p. 81 |
| 5 | The Beginning of Division: Beauty and Salvation in 1974 | p. 105 |
| 6 | The Economics of the Big Sort: Culture and Growth in the 1990s | p. 129 |
| Part III | The Way We Live Today | |
| 7 | Religion: The Missionary and the Megachurch | p. 159 |
| 8 | Advertising: Grace Slick, Tricia Nixon, and You | p. 182 |
| 9 | Lifestyle: "Books, Beer, Bikes, and Birkenstocks" | p. 196 |
| Part IV | The Politics of People Like Us | |
| 10 | Choosing a Side | p. 221 |
| 11 | The Big Sort Campaign | p. 249 |
| 12 | To Marry Your Enemies | p. 276 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 307 | |
| Notes | p. 310 | |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 337 | |
| Index | p. 350 |
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