| Readings
in Arkansas Politics and Government
Edited by Janine A. Parry and Richard P. Wang
Foreword by David Pryor
Examines politics and government
in the Natural State
“[This is] a major contribution to the study and practice
of Arkansas government by retaining key readings from past
collections while exposing us to just how many changes the
state’s politics have undergone in just a decade’s
time. . . . Destined to become one of the major cornerstones
of study and practical application within the sphere of the
Arkansas political system.”
—David Pryor, From the Foreword
Readings in Arkansas Politics and Government brings
together in one volume some of the best available scholarly
research, both new and not so new, on a wide range of topics
and issues of interest to students of politics and government
in the Natural State. The twenty-one articles are arranged
in four sections, ranging from the state’s socioeconomic
and political context to the workings of its policymaking
institutions and the key policy puzzles facing the state in
the early twenty-first century.
Some of the topics covered include demographics, legislation,
issues of church and state, the role of African Americans
in the legislature, term limits, constitutional reform, civil
rights, and education reform. Ideal for use in introductory
and advanced undergraduate courses, the book will also appeal
to lawmakers, administrators, journalists, and those interested
in how politics and government work in the state.
Janine A. Parry
is associate professor of political science at the University
of Arkansas.
Richard P. Wang
is associate professor of political science at Arkansas State
University and coeditor of Arkansas Politics: A Reader.
David Pryor
is a former governor and U.S. senator for Arkansas and the
author of A Pryor Commitment.
June
6 x 9, 432 pages, index
$39.95 (s) paper
ISBN 978-1-55728-903-2 | 1-55728-903-4
$75.00 (s) unjacketed cloth
ISBN 978-1-55728-902-5 | 1-55728-902-6
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