Local Politics: A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots: A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots

by Terry Christensen and Tom Hogen-Esch

Unlike most competing texts that are densely written and heavily theoretical, with little flavor of political life, this book is a readable, jargon-free introduction to real-life local politics for today's students. While it encompasses local government and politics in cities and towns across America, "Local Politics: A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots" gives special attention to the politics of suburbia, where many students live, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765614405
• ISBN13: 9780765614407
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.6" x 9.3"