A timely reminder that Jeb Bush was and remains a deep-dyed conservative who was not reluctant to magnify and use all the powers of his office. Martin A. Dyckman, author of Reubin O D. Askew and the Golden Age of Florida Politics A detailed look at how Jeb Bush used enhanced constitutional executive powers, the first unified Republican state government elected to Tallahassee, and the force of his own personality and intellect to enact significant conservative political and policy changes in Florida. Aubrey Jewett, coauthor of Politics in Florida
Few governors in...
A timely reminder that Jeb Bush was and remains a deep-dyed conservative who was not reluctant to magnify and use all the powers of his office. Martin...
The most complete and inventive examination of redistricting in the political science literature. This book shows again that the political laboratory known as the state of Florida combines politics and legislative outcomes like few other states. Matthew Corrigan, author of Conservative Hurricane Political science at its best. Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the politics of redistricting in the Sunshine State. It will be the definitive source to inform discussion on the topic. Jonathan Knuckey, University of Central Florida Redrawing district lines is...
The most complete and inventive examination of redistricting in the political science literature. This book shows again that the political laboratory ...
"Adkins portrays a major turning point in the development of modern Florida and has done a great job of bringing to life so many of the people who achieved this massive rewrite of our constitution."--Talbot D'Alemberte, former president of the American Bar Association and author of The Florida State Constitution "Deftly captures the story of the politics and powerful personalities who created a more modern government structure for Florida."--Neil Skene, former editor and president of Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
Mid-twentieth-century Florida was a state in flux. Changes exemplified...
"Adkins portrays a major turning point in the development of modern Florida and has done a great job of bringing to life so many of the people who ach...
"Addresses fascinating aspects of obtaining justice in Florida: both historical court systems before Florida became a state and alternative courts operating within Florida now. Anyone with an interest in the diversity of Florida's legal past and present will find this book invaluable."--Mary E. Adkins, author of Making Modern Florida: How the Spirit of Reform Shaped a New State Constitution Pushing past the standard federal-state narrative, the essays in Florida's Other Courts examine eight little-known Florida courts. In doing so, they fill a longstanding gap in the...
"Addresses fascinating aspects of obtaining justice in Florida: both historical court systems before Florida became a state and alternative courts ope...
