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.

David R. Berman is professor emeritus of political science at the Morrison Institute at Arizona State University. He is the author of many books, including Local Government and the States: Autonomy, Politics, and Policy and Governors and the Progressive Movement.

Author: David R. Berman
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 07/01/2024
Series: Politics and Governments of the American States
Pages: 444
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9781496232403
2nd Edition

About the Author
David R. Berman is professor emeritus of political science at the Morrison Institute at Arizona State University. He is the author of many books, including Local Government and the States: Autonomy, Politics, and Policy and Governors and the Progressive Movement.