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The University and the Constitutional Convention of 1878

Peter Van Houten
1996

These paired essays, one about the University's physical campus, the other about a change in its constitutional status, focus on the five-year period from 1873 to 1878, an era when agriculture emerged as a major force in higher education.

Governing California: Politics, Government, and Public Policy in the Golden State

Gerald C. Lubenow
1997

Diversity and change are hallmarks of California political life, and the changes often chart new paths for other states to follow. California blazed a trail to direct democracy, personal politics, disdain for parties, professional campaign consultants, huge campaign budgets, and modern media techniques. This book explains how this diverse, entrepreneurial, and individualistic collection of people functions politically, how its most important institutions of government operate, and how it makes public policy. There are surprisingly few good books on California politics and government...

Explorations in the Evolution of Congress

H. Douglas Price
1998

For 30 years, Douglas Price expressed some of the most interesting ideas in the field of congressional behavior. Here, collected for the first time, are his most important essays on the history and structure of Congress, essays that have had enormous influence on students of Congress everywhere.

Minoritized Space: An Inquiry into the Spatial Order of Things

Michel Laguerre
1999

In order to have ethnic minorities one must create a minoritized space, argues Laguerre. He provides a conceptual framework for the mechanisms that produce this minoritized space, the way it operates, and the technology of its reproduction, and explains how and why the spatial question is intrinsic to the minority question and crucial to our reevaluation of minority status in America.

History at Berkeley: A Dialog in Three Parts

Gene A. Brucker
Henry F. May
David A. Hollinger
1998

Three members of the Berkeley history department trace the changes from the 1950s through the 1970s. Over these two decades, the department underwent profound changes as the old guard of conventional, provincial historians gave way before a wave of "Young Turks" who opened the curriculum to new courses and the doors to new people. This book is a must for historians and history buffs.

On Parties: Essays Honoring Austin Ranney

Nelson W. Polsby
Raymond E. Wolfinger
1999

Over the past 50 years, no one has contributed more to our understanding of political parties than Austin Ranney. Here, 12 leading experts, Ranney’s colleagues and students, adopt his agenda and examine contemporary political parties from a variety of perspectives. They highlight the recent movement to subject parties to legal regulation and control and examine topics ranging from party ideology, to the nomination process, and the perennial issue of party decline.

Speaking Freely: A Scholar's Memoir of Experience in the University of California

Angus E. Taylor
2000

Angus Ellis Taylor was born October 13, 1911, on a homestead ranch near Craig, Colorado, and moved to California with his parents at the age of nine. He went east to study mathematics at Harvard and graduated summa cum laude in 1933. He received his doctorate in mathematics with highest honors from California Institute of Technology in 1936, spent a year as a National Research fellow at Princeton, and came home to southern California in 1938 to begin a long and distinguished career at the University of California, Los Angeles. He taught mathematics at UCLA and served six years as...

Making Government Work: California Cases in Policy, Politics, and Public Management

Barry Keene
2000

Unlike the sanitized version in civics texts, this book provides a savvy, sophisticated look at how laws are really made. It profiles colorful characters like Artie Samish and Jesse 'Big Daddy' Unruh, big money conflicts over horse racing and Indian casinos, and the clash of public and private interests over issues from insurance to health care and beyond. The authors are Jay Michael, one of the state's most experienced lobbyists, and Dan Walters, the capitol's premier columnist.

Alternative Techniques for Managing Smart Growth, 2nd ed.

Irving Schiffman
2001

In his authoritative, cutting-edge primer on the planning dilemmas faced by local governments, Schiffman proposes innovative techniques for dealing with land-use issues and offers sage advice on the politics of adopting land-use measures and fostering community acceptance. His techniques address environmental, social, and economic concerns, and he offers useful examples of benefits, limitations, legal status, and specific community uses.

Holding These Truths: Empowerment and Recognition in Action-Interactive Case Study Curriculum for Multicultural Dispute Resolution

Nancy Erbe
2003

"Many case studies in conflict resolution are only results oriented, which limits students and instructors from exploring the true-to-life complexities of the field. The studies in this text are process oriented. No preselected answers or results are provided, which models the obvious nature of actual conflict resolution. These case studies lead readers to challenge their own ethical awareness, instincts, and knowledge. They pose difficult, pertinent questions whose responses require careful reflection and research, such as 'Are you aware of different cultural perceptions regarding "...