Arizona Politics and Government

The Quest for Autonomy, Democracy, and Development

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Arizona has become a swing state in recent national elections, the source of controversial policies and policy proposals, and the home of well-known political personalities. In this new edition of Arizona Politics and Government, David R. Berman examines contemporary issues in a broad historical, comparative, and theoretical context to identify the mixture of ideas, activities, and events that have helped shape the essential character of the Arizona polity.Beginning with an overview of continuities and changes in Arizona politics, Berman then discusses more specific topics such as immigration and water issues, cultural wars, political extremism, voting rights, and political reform, as well as intergovernmental relations, judicial elections, the place of rural Arizona and organized labor in state politics, and the state’s treatment of Natives, Mexican Americans, and African Americans. Above all Berman considers the values, beliefs, and behavioral patterns reflected in the state’s political life that have fueled Arizonans’ quests for autonomy, democracy, and development.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-07-01
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt649 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SeriePolitics and Governments of the American States
Antal sidor444
Upplaga2
FörlagUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN9781496232403

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PrefaceIntroduction1. Describing Arizona2. Constitutional Foundations3. Changing Regimes4. Republican Ascendency, Reform, and Turmoil5. Interests and Influence6. The Fearful, Angry, Extremist Streak7. What Happened to Labor?8. What Happened to Rural Arizona?9. The Legislature10. Gubernatorial Leadership11. Budgeting, Taxing, Spending12. The Feds13. State and Local Tensions14. On the Local and Tribal Turfs15. The Direct Democracy Experiment16. The Battle for Voting Rights17. Who Should Be Elected?18. Reforming the Election System19. Minorities20. Crossing the Southern BorderConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

“Among all the books I’ve read about Arizona history and politics, there is nothing that matches this one in scope and depth. The range of topics-and the author’s mastery of each of them-should make the book a ‘must’ for a wide array of scholars, attorneys and judges, city managers, politicians, nonprofit directors, etc.”-Daniel J. Herman, author of Hell on the Range: A Story of Honor, Conscience, and the American West “David Berman has an unmatched knowledge of the breadth of Arizona politics and government, both historical and contemporary. He understands the range of structural elements of Arizona’s government, its election patterns, and its interest and cultural groups. . . . Of particular use and insight is his coverage of reforming the election system.”-Philip VanderMeer, author of Burton Barr: Political Leadership and the Transformation of Arizona