Description: The essays in The California Republic explore the evolution of Progressivism in California and also its contemporary policy consequences. Designed to work in tandem with other texts or as a stand-alone reader, the book examines themes ranging from founding principles to instit...
Brief description: Victor Davis Hanson is a professor of Classics Emeritus at California State University, Fresno, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and a nationally syndicated columnist for Tribune Media Services. His many books include the acclaimed The Father of Us All, A War Like No Other, The Western Way of War, Carnage and Culture, and Ripples of Battle.
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"The most interesting book on California politics in decades, and the only volume that weaves together the state's constitutional origins and development with discerning accounts of its major political figures and contemporary policy issues." --Charles Kesler, Claremont McKenna College
"A useful addition to the literature on state politics. Highly recommended." --Choice Reviews "California even now-when the supposed legatees of Progressivism denounce the idea of a gubernatorial recall-remains the land of golden promise, the Eureka! state. But its citizens, its leaders, its students, its observers sorely need a sober rendering of its history and its institutions. Brian P. Janiskee and Ken Masugi have delivered. If you care at all about the direction of this loveliest of states, then this book is critical to your understanding of a perplexing and wonderful land." --Kenneth E. Grubbs, Jr., director, National Journalism Center