ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many people generously contributed to the formulation, writing, and final production of this book. I was fortunate to present two of the draft chapters to the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) Conservative Movements workshop, and received much advice and useful criticism. I taught pieces of the research in undergraduate and graduate courses as the research was unfolding, and thank those students for allowing me to explore. I especially thank three graduate students in the Department of Communication: Muni Citrin, Stephanie (Sam) Martin, and Reece Peck.

Several friends and colleagues read large parts or the entire manuscript in one of its draft forms, including Patricia Aufderheide, Amy Binder, Amy Bridges, Peter Dimock, John Evans, Michael Evans, Lew Friedland, Jeffrey Minson, and Michael Schudson.

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Introduced to me by my mother-in-law, former professor of theology Jack Rogers generously and patiently gave me much-needed help in my sections on religion. Charles Drekmeier, my undergraduate mentor forty years ago and as sharp as ever, provided a critical reading of the early chapters.

Eliott Kanter of UCSD’s Geisel Library helped me track down many obscure references. Larry Gross got me in touch with John Thompson, editor extraordinaire of Polity Press. Justin Dyer provided inspired copy-editing. I thank you all.

I could not have written the book without the help of my dear friend and colleague Val Hartouni. She read the entire manuscript more times than I’m sure she cared to, offering engaged discussion, keen insight, comradely criticism, and encouragement. She is a treasure.

The final editing push and manuscript preparation could not have been done without the expert writing and editorial flourish of my wife, former bookkeeper, auto mechanic, newspaper journalist, and elementary school teacher Libby Brydolf.