Recall! California's political earthquake /
Main Author: | Gerston, Larry N. |
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Other Authors: | Christensen, Terry. |
Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Armonk, N.Y. :
M.E. Sharpe,
[2004]
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Physical Description: |
x, 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
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Table of contents |
Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and index. Part 1. The politics of recall. The California Republic : more like a nation than a state -- Elements of a perfect storm -- Part 2. The shaping of the battle. The legislature : gridlock defined -- Governor Gray Davis : triumph, decline, denial -- Qualifying for the ballot : right-wing conspiracy or convergence of interests? Part 3. The campaign. The 75-day sprint -- The issues -- Interest groups : taking sides -- The campaigns and the media : whose election is it anyway? -- Part 4. The outcome. Davis loses the recall battle -- Recall and political stability in California : can they coexist? -- Epilogue -- Appendix A : Recall timeline -- Appendix B : The 2003 recall election and California politics on the internet. |
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Physical Description: |
x, 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and index. |
ISBN: |
0765614561 076561457X |