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200 years of Florida history through the stories of its governors.The Governors of Florida is an unparalleled two-hundred-year history of Florida's highest office. This volume provides the first in-depth examination of all of Florida's chief executives...

The sudden emergence of the Trump nation surprised nearly everyone, including journalists, pundits, political consultants, and academics. When Trump won in 2016, his ascendancy was widely viewed as a fluke. Yet time showed it was instead the rise of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826222503Author Christopher PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint University of Missouri PressPublisher University of Missouri PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817360276Author William H StewartFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint University Alabama PressPublisher University Alabama PressWeight(grams) 152g

The checks and balances built into the U.S. Constitution are designed to decentralize and thus limit the powers of government. This system works both horizontally - among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches - and vertically - between the...

South Dakota is often thought of as a conservative or "red" state, but its political culture is much more variegated and unpredictable than such colour-coded references might imply. Just as the nation as a whole consists of diverse regions and...

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) impact health, nutrition and livelihood status of millions of Indians every day. Decentralised governance is a key strategy for enhancing efficiency, equity and justice in this vital sector. Improving governance is...

An exploration of why some decentralization reforms have led to viable systems of local governance in Africa, while others have failed. It outlines the key issues involved, provides historical context, and identifies the factors that have encouraged or...

This new edition has been extensively updated to reflect developments in Georgia politics and government since 2007 - a decade that has seen three presidential election cycles, two midterm elections, and a census. Updates reflect not only changes in how...

This is the essential guide to Georgia government and politics, now updated and expanded. In keeping with the state's major demographic upheavals of recent decades, Georgia politics is an interesting - and sometimes volatile - mix of tradition and change...

The publication of this book forms part of a civil society programme of action for the African Women's Decade, co-ordinated by South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID). It reports on the main issues facing South African Women, namely: Poverty eradication...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791472941Author Paul GrondahlFormat PaperbackPage Count 626Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

Three trailblazers for education reform in the Sunbelt South. In southern politics, 1970 marked a watershed. A group of southern governors entered office that year and changed both the way the nation looked at the South and the way the constituents of...

In this fascinating, theoretically informed case study of policy making, Jack R. Van Der Slik demonstrates partisan politics in action in Illinois. Specifically, he shows how major changes in governing state universities were enacted over the objections...

This brief review of the evolution of redistricting standards, processes, and outcomes underscores the importance of scholarship examining the dynamics of each redistricting cycle. Jigsaw Puzzle Politics in the Sunshine State, edited by the highly...

This new edition has been extensively updated to reflect developments in Georgia politics and government since 2007 - a decade that has seen three presidential election cycles, two midterm elections, and a census. Updates reflect not only changes in how...

Beneath the national radar, the relationship between citizens and government is undergoing a dramatic shift. More than ever before, citizens are educated, skeptical, and capable of bringing the decision-making process to a sudden halt. Public officials...

Civic Culture and Urban Change analyzes Dallas government's adaptation to shifts in the city's demography and economic structure that occurred after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. The book examines civic culture as a product of a...

The studies in this work demonstrate that term limits had been less effect on state legislatures than proponents predicted. This book is based on a survey of nearly 3000 legislators from 50 states along with interviews with legislative leaders.'Book...

The studies in this work demonstrate that term limits have had less effect on state legislatures than proponents predicted. This book is based on a survey of nearly 3000 legislators from 50 states along with interviews with legislative leaders.'Book...

Unions comprise a powerful force in our society, and the United Auto Workers is among the most powerful. Using the clout of nearly one-half million Michigan members, and thus nearly one-half million potential voters, the UAW has become the most...

In 1944, when New York City native Harriet Keyserling arrived in the small South Carolina town of Beaufort, she found herself in an environment that seemed foreign to her. Coming to Beaufort with her husband - a native son and local physician - she was a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087902838Author Tony RoseFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Indy PubPublisher Indy PubWeight(grams) 152g

The European political landscape is one of constant flux and it is this alternating integration and disintegration which influences the basic conditions in which political power is exercised. This book argues that the interests of the cities and regions...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853456186Author Noel J KentFormat PaperbackImprint Monthly Review PressPublisher Monthly Review Press

The latter third of the 20th Century was a time of fundamental political transition across the South as increasing numbers of voters began to choose Republican candidates over Democrats. Yet in the 1980s and 90s, reform-focused policymaking-from better...

Statewide Wetlands Strategies offers comprehensive strategies that draw upon all levels of government and the private sector to focus and coordinate efforts to work toward the goal of no-net-loss of wetlands.Book InformationISBN 9781559632065Author World...

Current Debates in the Lone Star State is an exciting new reader for introductory Texas Government courses. The selections are drawn from a variety of sources including academic journals, scholarly books, think tank white papers, and major national,...

Now in its sixth edition, The New Politics of the Old South is the best and most comprehensive analysis and history of political behaviors and shifting demographics in America's southern states. Edited by leading scholars Charles S. Bullock III and Mark...

When it comes to voting, taxes, environmental regulations, social services, education, criminal justice, political parties, property rights, gun control, marriage and a whole host of other modern American issues, the state in which a citizen resides...

A concise and provocative introduction to state legislative politics, State Legislatures Today is designed as a supplement for state and local government courses and upper level courses on legislative politics. The book examines state legislatures and...

There are two defining moments in St. Louis political history: the 1876 divorce of the city from its county and the 1914 charter adoption. The institutions created at these times produced a factional and fragmented city government, thoroughly grounded in...

Based on five years of extensive research by the Government Performance Project, this volume offers a comprehensive analysis of how government managers and elected officials use management and management systems to improve performance. Drawing on data...

Remote and thinly populated, Maine was long insulated from many of the demographic and economic trends of states to the south. Maine Politics and Government traces recent changes in the state's system as agriculture, manufacturing, and maritime trades...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873512640Author Carl H. ChrislockFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S.Publisher Minnesota Historical Society...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780844735610Author D.A. FreundFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint AEI PressPublisher AEI PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982796108Author Elton B Sherwin JrFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Energy House PublishingPublisher Energy House PublishingWeight(grams) 576g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595211180Author Darrin AtkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 133Imprint Writers Club PressPublisher Writers Club PressWeight(grams) 254g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595237722Author Cesar GuerraFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 304g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595216000Author Andrew JaroshFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 372g