Basque Firsts [[electronic resource] ] : People Who Changed the World / / Vince J. Juaristi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910798780703321
• Autore: Juaristi Vince J. <1969->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Reno, NV : , : University of Nevada Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• ISBN: 0-87417-000-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 pages)
• Collana: The Basque series
• Disciplina: 920.009299/92073
• Soggetti: Basque Americans; Electronic books.; País Vasco (Spain) Biography
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Juan Sebastian Elcano Primus Circumdedisti Me-- St. Ignatius of Loyola the first Jesuit -- Santiago Ramón y Cajal the father of neurology -- Cristóbal Balenciaga the king of haute couture -- Jose María Arizmendiarrieta the first social entrepreneur -- Paul Dominique Laxalt the first friend -- Edurne Pasaban the first woman to summit 14 x 8,000m -- Afterword.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book, "Basque Firsts: People who Changed the World," recognizes extraordinary Basques, all of them ignored or overlooked in history, who have made extraordinary contributions in navigation, education, science, fashion, politics, and other fields that changed our world."--Provided by publisher.