
Arizona Politics and Government
The Quest for Autonomy, Democracy, and Development
- 398 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Describing Arizona
- 2. Constitutional Foundations
- 3. Changing Regimes
- 4. Republican Ascendency, Reform, and Turmoil
- 5. Interests and Influence
- 6. The Fearful, Angry, Extremist Streak
- 7. What Happened to Labor?
- 8. What Happened to Rural Arizona?
- 9. The Legislature
- 10. Gubernatorial Leadership
- 11. Budgeting, Taxing, Spending
- 12. The Feds
- 13. State and Local Tensions
- 14. On the Local and Tribal Turfs
- 15. The Direct Democracy Experiment
- 16. The Battle for Voting Rights
- 17. Who Should Be Elected?
- 18. Reforming the Election System
- 19. Minorities
- 20. Crossing the Southern Border
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About David R. Berman
- Series List