Burton Barr : political leadership and the transformation of Arizona / Philip R. VanderMeer ; foreword by Alfredo Gutierrez ; jacket designed by Leigh McDonald.
"Arizona House Majority Leader Burton Barr's leadership style not only illuminated his personality and ideas, but also explained the larger political development of Arizona. Barr's career is instructive because of his considerable success, the criticism it engendered, and the forces h...
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / by Senator Alfredo Gutierrez
- Prologue: Understanding Burton Barr : Biography, Leadership, and the Transformation of Western Politics
- Burton Barr
- History and Biography
- Political Leadership
- Parties, Principles, and Pragmatism
- The Context: The West and Western Politics
- The Impact of Western Politics and Politicians
- The West, Arizona, and Burton Barr
- 1. Making the Man and Raising the Barr
- 2. Making a Life : Businessman, Peacetime Soldier, and Family Life
- 3. A Beginning Politician and a Changing Political World
- 4. Legislative Leadership
- 5. Burton Barr and Policy Making in Arizona
- Conclusion: Burton Barr as a Policy Maker
- 6. Leaving the Legislature and Running for Governor
- 7. An Itch to Serve : Life after the Legislature
- Essay on Sources.