Politics and Government in California
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 The California Phenomenon -- Geography -- Demography -- Sociology and Culture -- Economy -- Ecology -- Political Power -- 2 The Development of California Politics and Government -- The Forced Birth of the Great State of California -- A Constitution and Statehood -- Economic and Class Conflicts-The Constitution of 1879 -- Constitutional Revision -- The Progressives Versus the Railroad Magnates -- Living High Before the Crash -- World War II: The National Government Revives the California Boom