State Local category: 1635 books
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Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
Zen and the Art of Local History is an engaging, interactive conversation that conveys the exciting nature of local history.
Divided into six major themes the book covers the scope and breadth of local history:
• Being a Local Historian
• Topics and Sources
• Staying Relevant
• Getting...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Local government can be defined as a public entity acting as the sub-unit of a state or of a region, charged with the task of enforcing public policies. There have been many reforms of local government in recent years from the grassroots-led movement that took root in the 90’s to the overarching effects...
Mormons and Cowboys, Moonshiners and Klansman
Federal Law Enforcement in the South and West, 1870-1893
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
In the decades immediately following the Civil War, the United States expanded rapidly. As the nation grew, so too did federal law, moving into areas of citizens’ lives previously regulated by local custom and state and territorial statutes.
Drawing on contemporary accounts and...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
In the era of globalization, comparative government and politics have come to the forefront due to the transformations of the social welfare state and the subsequent social, economic, political, cultural, technological and administrative changes. Taking a particular look at local government systems can...
by Lawyer Texas
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2019
A Local Practice Guide for Attorneys
Procedures and Forms for Local, State and Federal Courts in Harris County
With contributions from: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston,
Jefferson,Liberty, and Montgomery counties
A Joint Project of the
Houston Young Lawyers...
A Century of Controversy
Constitutional Reform in Alabama
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
This timely examination of Alabama’s severely criticized state constitution will serve as an indispensable guide for legislators and citizens considering reform of the outdated document.
Alabama’s present constitution, adopted in 1901, is widely viewed as the source of many, if not most,...
Historic Spots in California
Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2002
The only complete guide to the historical landmarks of California, this standard work has now been thoroughly revised and updated. The edition is enriched by some 200 photographs, most of which were taken by the reviser and all of which are new to this edition.
Since the last revision in 1990,...
Greening Local Government
Legal Strategies for Promoting Sustainability, Efficiency, and Fiscal Savings
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2013
This volume is a compilation of essays and research related to the rapidly changing dynamics of emerging government-focused sustainability efforts at the state and local levels. Specifically, the book explores the level of experimentation taking place by governments in their quest to become more "green."...
The Poverty Industry
The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
The shocking truth about how state governments and their private industry partners are profiting from the social safety net
Government aid doesn’t always go where it’s supposed to. Foster care agencies team up with companies to take disability and survivor benefits from abused and neglected...
Endangered Dreams
The Great Depression in California
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 1996
California, Wallace Stegner observed, is like the rest of the United States, only more so. Indeed, the Golden State has always seemed to be a place where the hopes and fears of the American dream have been played out in a bigger and bolder way. And no one has done more to capture this epic story than...
Giant Country
Essays on Texas
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
In Giant Country Don Graham brings together a collection of lively, absorbing essays written over the past two decades. The collection begins with a twist on book introductions that sets the tone for the essays to come—a self-interview conducted poolside at an eccentric Houston motel favored by regional...
Servants of the Law
Judicial Politics on the California Frontier, 1849-89
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2010
Servants of the Law examines the lives of two famous California judges, David S. Terry and Stephen J. Field, who created a lasting influence on the politics and judicial history of California's Supreme Court during the court's formative years of 1855 to 1865. These jurists shared the state's highest...
by William Lynwood Montell
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
From frontier times to the present day, Kentucky nurses have served with intelligence and energy, always ensuring that their patients received the best available care. Noted folklorist and oral historian William Lynwood Montell collects nearly two hundred stories from these hard-working men and women...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
The story of African Americans in Kentucky is as diverse and vibrant as the state's general history. The work of more than 150 writers, The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia is an essential guide to the black experience in the Commonwealth.
The encyclopedia includes biographical sketches...