Arizona at Seventy-Five: The Next Twenty-Five Years - Hardcover

In seventy-five years Arizona- the forty-eighth state- grew dramatically from a small agricultural and mining outpost to an urban state with a high-tech economy. Although continuity is evident in the environment and in the continuing residence of Indians and Hispanics who's ancestors lived in the area well before the twentieth century, change and growth dominate any discussion of Arizona issues, Arizona at Seventy-Five examines continuity and change to understand the state's present realities and to explore ways of shaping its future possibilities. Arizona at Seventy-Five: The Next Twenty-Five Years commemorates the state's diamondbacks jubilee with a lot at Arizona's past, present, and future. The six essays examine the state's heritage and prospects in the arts and culture, the history and future of Native Americans, the changing status of Hispanics, the state's economic transformation, the changing problems of water supply, and the preservation of Arizona's historical resources. Each essay reviews the state's history, gazes into the future, and suggests topics for future historical research.