RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 232129884 LA English T1 Political encyclopedia of U.S. states and regions A1 Haider-Markel, Donald P., Card, Michael A., PB CQ Press PP Washington, D.C. YR 2009 SN 9780872893771 0872893774 9780872893757 0872893758 9780872893764 0872893766 AB This innovative and useful reference fills the need for practical information and conceptual analysis of the roles and functions of state government by providing accessible state-by-state and regional overviews of government and politics. Features include substantive essays; in-depth profiles of each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories; an encyclopedic A to Z section with entries covering the overarching concepts, structures, and processes that are important to state and local government, and politics in general; and a detailed section on data and statistics emphasizing historical and demographic trends that have helped shape regional and state government and politics. - Publisher.