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Autore: | Gerston Larry N. |
Titolo: | Recall! : California's political earthquake / / Larry Gersten and Terry Christensen |
Pubblicazione: | London : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
Disciplina: | 324.9794/054 |
Soggetto topico: | Governors - California - Election |
Elections - California | |
Recall - California | |
Political campaigns - California | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | ChristensenTerry |
Note generali: | First published 2004 by M.E. Sharpe. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | pt. I. The politics of recall -- pt. II. The shaping of the battle -- pt. III. The campaign -- pt. IV. The outcome. |
Sommario/riassunto: | In politics, as in so many other areas, California is unique. The state's economy - the largest in the nation, and sixth largest in the world - is given to dramatic swings. Its legislative system is often defined by gridlock on matters large and small. The use of the initiative, one of the tools of ""direct democracy"", has become commonplace. Over the years, California has had more than its share of political turmoil. But for pure melodrama, nothing matches the 2003 campaign to recall the state's sitting governor, Gray Davis. Recall! relates the latest and most dramatic chapter in the politic |
Titolo autorizzato: | Recall |
ISBN: | 1-317-46133-9 |
1-315-70126-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910460225503321 |
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