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[Paperback] - $29.95
Basques in the New World
This work, by William Douglass (who helped initiate the Basque Studies Program at the University of Nevada, Reno) and Jon Bilbao (author of several Basque reference works), is the most accessible overview of the Basque diaspora in the Western Hemisphere.... more

[Paperback] - $21.95
A Basque Shepherding Community
Ott provides an excellent ethnography of a French Basque agrarian and sheepherding community. The commune of Sainte-Engrâce extends along a mountain valley in the southeastern corner of Soule, one of the three Basque provences in France.... more

[Hardcover] - $49.95
An innovative mix of anthropology and history, this book is the first-ever study of Carlism to set the movement in both its national and local contexts, looking at both the machinations of its urban elites and the attitudes of the rural supporters.... more

[Hardcover] - $32.95
This scholarly work explains the historical and contemporary causes that have given rise to the current explosion of nationalist movements in western Europe.... more

[Paperback] - $44.95
Identity, Politics, and Community
The explosion of digital information and communication technologies has influenced almost every aspect of contemporary life.... more

[Hardcover] - $39.95
Youth, Gambling, and Society
The widespread legalization of gambling across the U.S. has produced concerns for serious social, economic, and health problems.... more

[Hardcover] - $34.95
Public Policies and the Social Sciences
Because of the rapid spread of permitted gambling, social scientists have begun to examine a variety of associated impacts.... more

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Race, Space, and Place
The relationships between human identity and place have been studied by scholars from many disciplines.... more