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Publications of Interest Echandia The Unique Story of a Basque Immigrant by Donald T. Garate Occasional Paper No. 21 Susanville (California), 1980 Available from the Lassen County Historical Society, P.O. Box 321, Susanville, CA 96130, The cost is $6.50. The Basque Web A story about the Basque people of Buffalo, Wyoming. by Dollie Iberlin Buffalo (Wyoming), 1981 Available from the Buffalo Bulletin newspaper of Buffalo, Wyoming Mondragon: An Economic Analysis by Henk Thomas and Chris Logan The group of economic cooperatives centered on Mondragon, Gipuzkoa has achieved wide-ranging success and worldwide fame. This book summarizes its history and organization and makes an in-depth analysis of its economic aspects, power planning, the raising of financial resources and planning of investments, problems of earnings differentials, and the incentives that can be derived from worker-ownership. In particular, the authors examine the operation of the self-management system and Mondragon’s production efficiency. Publication price is $25.00. SPECIAL PRICE TO NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS - $17.50 prepaid by check, MasterCard (please include interbank number), and Visa. The book is available by direct order from Allen & Unwin, Inc., 9 Winchester Terrace, Winchester, Mass. 01890. Basque Americans: A Guide to Information Sources by William A. Douglass and Richard W. Etulain, Co-editors This annotated bibliography of Basque-American studies includes sections on Reference Works, Library Collections, Periodicals, Old and New World Basque Culture, History of the Basques in the United States, Social Sciences, Physical Anthropology, Literature, Language, Folklore, Films and Documentaries, Sports, Games and Festivals, Art and Music, Education, Cookbooks and Basque Hotels, and Popular Accounts; Books, Magazines and Newspapers. The work annotates 413 published items and includes Author, Title and Subject Indices. Collaborators include Jon Bilbao, Candi Harrington de Alaiza, Gorka Aulestia, Donald Guy Burns, Virginia C. Jacobsen, Richard H. Lane, and William H. Jacobsen, Jr. The volume costs $36.00 and may be ordered from Gale Research Company, Book Tower, Detroit, Michigan 48226. The Circle of Mountains: A Basque Shepherding Community by Sandra Ott Dr. Ott’s work is now available from Oxford University Press, 200 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 at a cost of $49.95. The book deals with life in the commune of Sainte-Engrâce in Soule. It is a social anthropological analysis of the fundamental ideals of cooperation and reciprocity in the community. Social and economic relations, as well as the terminology pertaining to them, are examined in-depth in this important work. An Omission The past issue of this newsletter listed the dates of upcoming Basque festivals. Unfortunately, there was a serious omission in that the Utah Basque Festival was not included. Its annual festival is held on the second Sunday in June at the Snowbird Ski Resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon (near Salt Lake City). The festival is open to the public. Further information may be obtained by writing: Utah Basque Club c/o Claudia Bilbao 1335 E. Fair Oaks Way Sandy, Utah 84070 Barkatu!! |
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