Recall! California's political earthquake /

Main Author: Gerston, Larry N.
Other Authors: Christensen, Terry.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2004]
Physical Description: x, 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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Online Access: 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.
Physical Description: x, 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and index.
ISBN: 0765614561
076561457X