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Burton Barr : Political Leadership and the Transformation of Arizona /
"Politics, like poker, requires timing and risk, and Burton Barr of Arizona knew it. The deal maker of Arizona politics would say, 'You gotta know when to hold them.' For more than two decades, Barr played his political cards with skill as he led Arizona through an era of enormous gro...
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Tucson, Arizona :
The University of Arizona Press,
2014.
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Table des matières:
- 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.