Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Amerikanuak: Basques In The New World (Basque (Paperback))
William A. Douglass
€ 39.26
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Amerikanuak: Basques In The New World (Basque (Paperback))
Paperback. An accessible overview of the Basque diaspora in the Western Hemisphere, this book is both a pioneering study of one of the American West's most important ethnic minorities and an engaging, comprehensive survey of Basque migration and settlement in the Americas. This edition includes a fresh preface by William A Douglass. Series: Basque Series. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
When ""Amerikanuak"" was first published in 1975, it was hailed as both a pioneering study of one of the American West's most important ethnic minorities and as an engaging, comprehensive survey of Basque migration and settlement in the Americas. Its value as an essential introduction to the history of the Basque people and their five centuries of involvement in the New World has not diminished in the thirty years since, and it remains the most accessible overview of the Basque diaspora in the Western Hemisphere. Research for the book took the authors through ten states of the American West, Mexico, ... Read more
When ""Amerikanuak"" was first published in 1975, it was hailed as both a pioneering study of one of the American West's most important ethnic minorities and as an engaging, comprehensive survey of Basque migration and settlement in the Americas. Its value as an essential introduction to the history of the Basque people and their five centuries of involvement in the New World has not diminished in the thirty years since, and it remains the most accessible overview of the Basque diaspora in the Western Hemisphere. Research for the book took the authors through ten states of the American West, Mexico, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874176254
SKU
V9780874176254
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About William A. Douglass
William Douglass helped to initiate the Basque Studies Program (now Center for Basque Studies) and served as its coordinator for over thirty years. Jon Bilbao prepared the massive Eusko-Bibliographia, a bibliography of Basque reference works. He was also an instructor with the Basque Studies Program at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Reviews for Amerikanuak: Basques In The New World (Basque (Paperback))
"Amerikanuak might just as easily have been titled 'everything anyone would ever want to know about the Basques but never thought to ask.'" - Hispanic American Historical Review"