Name/Title
A candle in the night : Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, 1967-2007Entry/Object ID
2026.019.044Description
"In 1967 a small Basque studies program was established within the social sciences division of the University of Nevada's Desert Research Institute. As originally conceived, the program's purpose was to study the Basques (who were historically the foremost sheep tenders in the American West) as a key human element in the Great Basin ecosystem. At the time, no one imagined that such a modest, narrowly focused little undertaking could grow to become today's Center for Basque Studies, the leading research and educational institute of its kind outside the European Basque homeland. A Candle in the Night chronicles the history of the Center for Basque Studies, as remembered by many of those who were most important in its foundation and development. While the center has achieved great things and has much of which to be proud, the road to success was not uniformly smooth. A Candle in the Night gives the reader the kind of multi-faceted understanding of issues and personalities that is often missing from official institutional histories."--Publisher.
Includes interviews with William A. Douglass, Gorka Aulestia, Jill Berner, Linda White, Marcelino Ugalde, Joxe Mallea-Olaetxe, Joseba Zulaika, Carmelo Urza, Sandra Ott, and Kate Camino.
xvi, 431 pages ; illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.Book Details
Author
University of Nevada, Reno. Oral History ProgramEditor
Oiarzabal, Pedro, Coles, Kathleen M., Tracy, AllisonPlace Published
City
RenoState/Province
NevadaCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
2007Publication Language
EnglishPublication Subjects
Douglass, William A
University of Nevada, Reno Center for Basque Studies -- History
Basque Americans -- West (U.S.)Call No.
GN549.B3 A36 2007