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1	The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation more books like this by Mark Kurlansky add to wishlist From the author of "Cod" comes the illuminating story of an ancient and enigmatic people. Kurlansky's passion for the Basque people and his exuberant eye for detail shine through this fascinating book which blends human stories with economic, literary, and culinary history into a rich and heroic tale. Maps, photos & drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Basque History of the World more books like this by Mark Kurlansky add to wishlist This history of the world of the Basques is a cornucopia of interesting information on the people who have lived for centuries in several isolated provinces in the Pyrenees regions of France and Spain. It is also a survey of the role they have played in European history. Kurlansky is also the author of the popular COD: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE FISH THAT ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $13.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Zach's Lie more books like this by Roland Smith add to wishlist Zach and his family enter the witness protection program when his father, a drug dealer, cooperates with the DEA. Although they've been given new identities and moved to a new town, Zach fears that he and his family will be found by the powerful drug cartel for whom his father used to transport drugs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Accordionist's Son more books like this by Bernardo Atxaga add to wishlist David Imaz has spent many years living in exile on a ranch in California, far from his native Basque Country. Nearing fifty and in failing health, he decides to write the story of his youth in the village of Obaba, and the powerful, sweeping narrative that ensues takes the reader from 1936 to 1999. As a young man, David divides his time between ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $5.68! \| SVS
5	A book of the Basques more books like this by Rodney Gallop add to wishlist Rodney Gallop's study is the most comprehensive history of the Old World Basques available in English. see all copies from $3.98! new only from $184.25! \| first editions
6	Escape Via Berlin: Eluding Franco in Hitler's Europe more books like this by Jose Antonio De Aguirre Y. Lecube, Jose A. De Aguirre add to wishlist Jose Antonio de Aguirre was president of the Basque Republic during its brief and tragic history but was forced into exile when the Nationalists overran his fledgling country and the German invasion caught him between Franco and Hitler. More than a mere adventure tale, his story is one of survival. This annotated edition of Aguirre's story, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions
7	The Liverpool Basque more books like this by Helen Forrester add to wishlist Manuel Echniz is an old man, but fit enough to walk to the grave of his beloved wife Kathleen, to lay a rose on her grave. Kathleen is all that keeps him in Canada, for he doesn't feel close to his family. But wanting his family to be aware of their heritage, he writes his autobiography. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.37! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Cave Dreamers more books like this by Jeanne Williams add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.81! \| first editions \| SVS
9	House of the Deaf more books like this by LaMar Herrin add to wishlist Haunting and beautiful, this is the story of one man's brush with terrorism and his quest to find answers after his daughter was killed in a bombing by Basque separatists. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Obabakoak more books like this by Bernardo Atxaga add to wishlist Originally written in Basque--one of only a few written in that language in the last 400 years--this novel brilliantly brings alive the lives of the rascals, innocents, shepherds and hunters who populate a remote Basque village. The story has the feel of a fairy tale and is suffused with the richness of oral tradition: it is a book where play is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.90! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Selected Writings of Jose Miguel de Barandiaran:: Basque Prehistory and Ethnography more books like this by Jose Miguel De Barandiaran, Jos Miguel De Barandiarn, Jesus Altuna (Editor) add to wishlist Noted Basque ethnographer Jose Miguel de Barandiaran was an exceptional witness to an entire century of the history of the Basque Country. He was born in 1889 and died in 1991, just prior to his 102nd birthday, having remained active until a year before his death. An ordained priest, he dedicated most of his life to researching the past of his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.05! \| first editions
12 view cover	Amerikanuak: Basques in the New World more books like this by William A Douglass, Jon Bilbao add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $31.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Life and Food in the Basque Country more books like this by Maria Jose Sevilla add to wishlist Ask any Spaniard where you will find the best food in the country and the answer is invariably the Basque provinces. In this book, Maria Jose Sevilla describes the region through the eyes of men and women whose lives embrace every aspect of its cooking and culinary traditions, and records the recipes she has learned from them. see all copies from $3.61! new only from $6.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	A Cup of Tea in Pamplona more books like this by Robert Laxalt, Craig Sheppard (Illustrator) add to wishlist Newly available in paperback, this novella focuses on that traditional Basque activity -- smuggling -- and the repercussions of such activity in a conservative farming village. "With nine books and numerous article to his credit, Robert Laxalt's writings have been read throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and South America. His ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $6.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
15	The Circle of Mountains: A Basque Shepherding Community more books like this by Sandra Ott add to wishlist The commune of Sainte-Engrace extends along a mountain valley in the southeastern corner of Soule, one of the three Basque provences in France. This excellent ethnography of the French Basque agrarian and sheepherding community examines the importance of cooperation and reciprocity as the essential basis for the main institutions within this ... see all copies from $7.70! new only from $12.45! \| first editions
16	Death in Murelaga: Funerary Ritual in a Spanish Basque Village, more books like this by William A Douglass add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Making of the Basque Nation more books like this by Marianne Heiberg add to wishlist Set against the historical background of Spain's unification as a modern state, this book is a study of a complex, frequently violent, political phenomenon - Basque nationalism - which after ninety years continues to constitute a major challenge to Spain's established political order. It examines the origins of Basque nationalism in the Basque ... see all copies from $48.43! new only from $48.43! \| SVS
18	The Basques more books like this by Roger Collins add to wishlist This edition of Collin's history of the Basques includes a substantial new chapter on the recent history of the Basques. He places their struggle for indentity and self-determination within the context of the past 2000 years, and aims to show that to a large extent this has finally been achieved within the democratic Spain which has proceeded the ... see all copies from $2.90! first editions
19 view cover	Karmentxu and the little ghost more books like this by Mariasun Landa, Linda White (Translator), Yon Zabaleta (Illustrator) add to wishlist Summary: After a sensitive Basque girl runs away with a ghost to a festival, her aunt places her in a mental hospital, outside of which the ghost watches and waits see all copies from $9.50! new only from $18.40!
20 view cover	Identity, Culture, and Politics in the Basque Diaspora more books like this by Gloria Totoricaguena add to wishlist A comparative study of ethnic identity in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Peru, the United States of America, and Uruguay that illustrates the effects of globalization on the daily lives of Basques living abroad, which reveals the complex universe of the dispersed Basques. see all copies from $15.18! new only from $53.43! \| first editions
21 view cover	Possible Paradises: Basque Emigration to Latin America more books like this by Jose Manuel Azcona Pastor, Roland Vazquez (Translator), William A Douglass (Foreword by) add to wishlist From Columbus's first voyage to "the Indies" in 1492, Basques have participated in Spain's American enterprise. Supported by centuries of experience as mariners, shipbuilders, traders, miners and ironworkers; encouraged toward emigration by restrictive inheritance laws and a land-poor territory; and conditioned by a culture that prized hard work ... see all copies from $38.72! new only from $85.13!
22 view cover	The Social Roots of Basque Nationalism more books like this by Alfonso Perez-Agote, Cameron Watson (Translator), William A Douglass (Translator) add to wishlist That the Basque people have preserved their ethnic identity and sense of being a separate community, despite centuries of repression, diaspora, and economic and social upheaval, is one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of that phenomenon we call nationalism. "The Social Roots of Basque Nationalism" examines the processes that ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $54.01!
23	Contemporary Basque Fiction: An Anthology more books like this by Jesus Maria Lasagabaster, Michael Morris (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.22! new only from $15.95! \| first editions
24 view cover	Basques in the Philippines more books like this by Marciano R De Borja, William A Douglass (Foreword by) add to wishlist The Basques, one of Spain's most distinct ethnic minorities, played a remarkably influential role in the creation and maintenance of Spain's vast colonial empire, including the Philippines. Basques were members of the Magellan expedition that discovered the Philippines in 1521, and a Basque-led expedition subsequently laid the foundation for Spain ... see all copies from $35.25! new only from $53.34!
25 view cover	The Basque Table: A Cookbook more books like this by Mary Alustiza add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00! signed copies

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