This text provides a thorough introduction to the major institutions and processes of California state politics. It emphasizes critical thinking and the relevance of state government to students' lives. New coauthor Melissa Michelson (Menlo College) brings expertise on how race and ethnicity intersect with California politics to the thoroughly updated Seventh Edition.
Get students thinking critically about California politics.
Governing California in the Twenty-First Century (Sixth Edition)
Politics is relevant and participation matters.
Governing California: Politics, Government, and Public Policy in the Golden State
The Sixth Edition has been carefully updated to reflect most recent developments, including the ongoing conflict in Iraq and the 2006 midterm elections.
Always authoritative. More contemporary than ever.
Thomas Piketty’s findings in this ambitious, original, rigorous work will transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality.
Committed to Justice: The Rise of Judicial Administration in California
Providing an accessible analysis, this book will be important to public health policy-makers and practitioners, business and community leaders, health advocates, educators and journalists.
Show students how politics really works through a focus on conflict and compromise.