Taming the elephant : politics, government, and law in pioneer California /
The final of four volumes in the 'California History Sesquicentennial Series', this text compiles original essays which treat the consequential role of post-Gold Rush California government, politics and law in the building of a dynamic state with lasting impact to the present day.
| Други автори: | Burns, John F., Orsi, Richard J. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
℗♭2003.
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| Серия: |
California history sesquicentennial series ;
4. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=108433 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Taming the elephant. |
Съдържание:
- Preface / Stephen Becker and Richard J. Orsi
- Taming the elephant: an introduction to California's statehood and constitutional era / John F. Burns
- A violent birth: disorder, crime, and law enforcement, 1849-1890 / Roger D. McGrath
- The courts, the legal profession, and the development of law in early California / Gordon Morris Bakken
- "We feel the want of protection": the politics of law and race in California, 1848-1878 / Shirley Ann Wilson Moore
- Capturing California / Joshua Paddison
- "Officialdom": California state government, 1849-1879 / Judson A. Grenier
- "None could deny the eloquence of this lady": women, law, and government in California, 1850-1890 / Donna C. Schuele
- The beginnings of Anglo-American local government in California / Edward Leo Lyman
- An uncertain influence: the role of federal government in California, 1846-1880 / Robert J. Chandler.