California Politics and Government Author:Larry N. Gerston, Terry Christensen CONCISE AND UP-TO-DATE, THIS SIXTH EDITION PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A CONCISE SYNTHESIS OF POLITICS, POLICY MAKING, AND INSTITUTIONS IN A STATE WHOSE ISSUES AND COMPLEXITY ARE UNMATCHED ANYWHERE. A BRIEF "NUTS-AND-BOLTS" TREATMENT, THIS TEXT USES CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES THAT ARE BOTH APPEALING TO READ AND ILLUSTRATIVE OF COMPLEX PRINCIPLES.