Basque Firsts: People Who Changed the World (The Basque Series) - Softcover

Juaristi, Vince J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943859205 ISBN 13: 9781943859207

Publisher: University of Nevada Press, 2016

Synopsis

Throughout history, Basque men and women have made contributions in navigation, education, science, fashion, politics, and many other fields. Too often these achievements have been overlooked, or have been claimed as the accomplishments of others. Basque Firsts: People Who Changed the World profiles seven remarkable Basques who were the first in their fields to do something―something extraordinary―that had a dramatic impact on others who followed them. The profiles use primary sources to tell fresh stories and offer a wonderful variety, showing the astonishing breadth of Basque contributions. They include Juan Sebastían Elcano, the first person to circumnavigate the earth; St. Ignatius of Loyola, the first Jesuit to seed a worldwide movement in education; Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the Father of Neurology and a Nobel laureate; Cristóbal Balenciaga, the king of haute couture; Paul Laxalt, one of Ronald Reagan’s closest friends in politics; and Edurne Pasaban, the first woman to climb the world’s fourteen tallest mountains. Basque Firsts provides a rare look at a culture’s people, revealing the significant contributions they have shared.

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About the Author

Vince J. Juaristi, a native of Elko, Nevada, earned an MA in public policy from Harvard University at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is the president and CEO of a management consulting company in Alexandria, Virginia. Juaristi is the author of Back to Bizkaia: A Basque-American Memoir. He often returns home to Nevada to support local Basque programs.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1943859205
• ISBN 13: 9781943859207
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216