The Golden State: California History and Government

by Andrew F. Rolle and John S. Gaines

Book Overview

Thirty-five years after its initial publication, The Golden State remains a balanced, multicultural, and interpretative history, the ideal text for students of California history at the high school and community college level. With due attention to the many peoples who make California the most ethnically diverse state in the nation as well as the daunting environmental realities that challenge the resolve of all who call the Golden State home, the informative and enjoyable narrative features expanded coverage of such topics as women, water issues, ethnic relations, crime, sports, culture, and politics in the twentieth century. A crucial feature of this affordable, beautifully illustrated, and durable hardcover volume remains a chapter on state, county, and city government, detailing the responsibilities of state officers and the organization of the state legislature and court system. The elements of direct democracy-referendum, recall, and initiative-and the legislative process also are explained in direct yet lively fashion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882959549
• ISBN13: 9780882959542
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A very valuable, readable text

The previous reviewer appears to have been rating the condition of a used copy of this book, rather than the book itself. I own this and used it in a course and really enjoyed it. It's a classic, very valuable book and a great overview of a complicated state. Well worth it!