University of Nevada Press / Spring 2015 a Memoir Cities, Sagebrush, Denice Turner and Solitude Urbanization and Cultural Conflict in the Great Basin

university of nevada press / spring 2015 a memoir Cities, Sagebrush, Denice Turner and Solitude Urbanization and Cultural Conflict in the Great Basin

Edited by Dennis R. Judd and Stephanie L. Witt

Christine Reed

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Nevada: A History of the Silver State 2–3 michael s. green Best Backpacking Trips in California and Nevada 4 mike white and douglas lorain Worthy: A Memoir 5 denice turner Cities, Sagebrush, and Solitude: Urbanization and Cultural Conflict in the Great Basin 6 edited by dennis r. judd and stephanie l. witt Saving the Pryor Mountain Mustang: A Legacy of Local and Federal Cooperation 7 christine reed Cries of Crisis: Rethinking the Health Care Debate 8 robert b. hackey Working on Earth: Class and Environmental Justice 9 edited by christina robertson and jennifer westerman Identity, Culture, and Politics in the Basque Diaspora 10 gloria p. totoricagüena Reclaiming Basque: Language, Nation, and Cultural Activism 11 jacqueline urla selected backlist 12 clockwise from trop left: Sarah Winnemucca, left, next to her father, Chief Winnemucca; her brother, Natchez; and Captain Jim, another Northern Paiute chief, beside an unidentified boy. Courtesy of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. n A postcard of Las Vegas icons from the 1950s. Courtesy of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. n Paul Laxalt (center) with his friend Ronald Reagan (right), introducing him to Clark County Commission Dick Ronzone. Courtesy of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; n Nevada’s sesquicentennial postage stamp, unveiled in May 2014. From left, Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki, Senator Harry Reid, Governor Brian Sandoval, former Representative Jim Bilbray (a member of the Postal Service Board of Governors), Senator Dean Heller, Myron Martin of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, and Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. Courtesy of L.E. Baskow/LAS VEGAS SUN. nevada history

A new state history of Nevada Nevada michael s. green A History of the Silver State

michael s. green

“Michael Green has given us a new, refreshing overview of Nevada’s colorful history. This long awaited book will be welcomed as a comprehensive and candid update of the state’s history. It offers us a kaleidoscope of information, especially on recent developments in Las Vegas.” —James W. Hulse, author of The Silver State: Nevada’s Heritage Reinterpreted NEVADA

a history of the silver state “This is an excellent book. It is authoritative, well researched, and well written.” —Eugene Moehring, author of Reno, Las Vegas, and the Strip: A Tale of Three Cities

“This is a major contribution to the historiography of Nevada and, I might add, to the history michael s. green is an asso- of the American West.” —Richard O. Davies, author of ciate professor of history at the The Main Event: Boxing in Nevada from the Mining Camps to the Las Vegas Strip University of Nevada, Las Vegas, specializing in nineteenth-century Michael S. Green, a leading Nevada historian, provides a detailed survey of the Silver politics and the American West. State’s past, from the arrival of the early European explorers, to the predominance of He is the author of several books mining in the 1800s, to the rise of world-class tourism in the twentieth century, and on these subjects, including Las to more recent attempts to diversify the economy. Vegas: A Centennial History. Of the numerous themes central to Green’s analysis of Nevada’s history, luck plays a significant role in the state’s growth. The miners and gamblers who first visited the state all bet on luck. Today, the biggest contributor to Nevada’s tourist economy, gaming, still relies on that same belief in luck. Nevada’s financial system has generally been based on a “one industry” economy—first mining and, more recently, gaming. Green delves deeply into the limitations of this structure, while also exploring the theme of exploitation of the land and the overuse of the state’s natural resources. Green covers many more aspects of the Silver State’s narrative, including the dominance of one region of the state over another, political forces and corruption, and the citizens’ March often tumultuous relationship with the federal government. The book will appeal to 496 pages | 6 x 9 scholars, students, and other readers interested in Nevada history. 57 b/w photographs | 12 maps cloth | 978-0-87417-980-4, $45.00 paper | 978-0-87417-973-6, $26.95x e-book | 978-0-87417-974-3

university of nevada press | 3 nature / outdoors

A guide to the adventures of a lifetime Best Backpacking Trips in California and Nevada

mike white and douglas lorain

“The authors did an excellent job of providing detailed descriptions of each trail, which were obviously based on firsthand, in-depth knowledge of the trails.” —Tim Hauserman, author of Monsters in the Woods: Backpacking with Children

“The [book] is a helpful contribution to regional backpacking guidebooks.” —Brian Beffort, author of The Joy of Backpacking: Your Complete Guide to Attaining Pure Happiness in the Outdoors

mike white is a writer and former The American West is home to some of the best backpacking trips in the world, and community college instructor. He is within California and Nevada are several outstanding destination trails. Hikers the author of many outdoor hiking from all over the country, and around the world, travel to this area every season to guides, including 50 Classic Hikes in undertake some of these classic trips of a lifetime and enjoy the breathtaking scenery. Nevada. He lives in Reno, Nevada. Best Backpacking Trips in California and Nevada was written to help the accomplished douglas lorain is an author and hiker through the entire process of planning a multiday excursion. The book covers photographer. He has received the all aspects of the trip, from traveling to the area to successfully fulfilling the dream of National Outdoor Book Award. His backpacking in one of the most beautiful regions in the West. publications include Backpacking The guide includes thirteen detailed trail descriptions, along with information Wyoming, Backpacking Oregon, and on additional resources, governing agencies, and permits and fees. It also provides Backpacking Washington. He lives in Hamilton, Montana. listings of the nearest airports, outdoor retailers, campgrounds, transportation, and amenities and attractions. Accompanying the specific information on each trip are captivating historical vignettes and entertaining personal essays, enhancing the reader’s understanding of the area. Whether journeying from near or far, Best Backpacking Trips of California and Nevada is the most complete resource for turning April a dream trip into reality. 416 pages | 6 x 9 33 b/w photographs | 50 maps 16 elevation profiles paper | 978-0-87417-971-2 e-book | 978-0-87417-972-9 $24.95

4 | university of nevada press memoir

A narrative of extraordinary yearning for belonging and love Worthy A Memoir

denice turner

a memoir

Denice Turner “With the unflinching honesty and powerful emotion of Cheryl Strayed and Jeannette Walls, Denice Turner unwraps her family’s legacies to find the story behind her mother’s death and her own pain. Often angry, frequently tender and funny, Worthy is a beautifully written memoir about family, forgiveness, and hope.” —Eleanor Brown, author of The Weird Sisters

“Turner’s Worthy treads fragile ground. Hers is a story of a real and messy life lived on a fault line. That the story is of a lapsed Mormon feminist woman without easy solutions makes it one of the more distinct and relevant memoirs I’ve read in years.” denice turner —Liz Stephens, author of The Days Are Gods is a specialist in life story. She received her PhD from “Worthy is an exquisitely painful and hard-won redemption of a mother and her daughter the University of Nevada, Reno, and who have both lived too long with a sense of shame. Turner writes a glorious eulogy which teaches at Black Hills State University. will appeal to those who have ached to feel loved and yet to be released from this ruthless She lives in Spearfish, South Dakota. yearning.” —Phyllis Barber, author of How I Got Cultured: A Nevada Memoir

Worthy is a memoir of loss and the search for acceptance. Raised in a Mormon household, Denice Turner strives to find her place in the Church, longing to be worthy of her mother’s love. When her mother dies in a suspicious house fire, Turner is forced to face the problems with the stories she inherited. Contemplating the price of worthiness, Turner grapples with the mystery of her mother’s death, seeking to understand her mother’s battle with chronic pain. The story unfolds as Turner confronts a history that includes a Greek grandfather whose up-from-the-bootstraps legacy refuses to die, the ghosts of two suicidal uncles, and a Mormon shrink who claims to see her dead relatives. In the end, this is a memoir not just about loss, but about all of the fragile human bonds that are broken in pursuit of perfection. April Wry and extraordinarily candid, Worthy will appeal to readers interested in the 224 pages | 5.5 x 8.5 dynamics of family heritage, Mormon doctrine, and the subtle corrosive costs of paper | 978-0-87417-968-2 shame. e-book | 978-0-87417-975-0 $21.95

university of nevada press | 5 urban studies / environment

A pioneering study of rapid urban growth in the Great Basin Cities, Sagebrush, and Solitude Urbanization and Cultural Conflict in the Great Basin

edited by dennis r. judd and stephanie l. witt

Cities, Sagebrush, and Solitude explores the transformation of the largest desert in North America, the Great Basin, into America’s last urban frontier. In recent decades Las Vegas, Reno, Salt Lake City, and Boise have become the anchors for sprawling metropolitan regions. This population explosion has been fueled by the maturing of Las Vegas as the nation’s entertainment capital, the rise of Reno as a magnet for multitudes of California expatriates, the development of Salt Lake City’s urban corridor along the Wasatch Range, and the growth of Boise’s celebrated high-tech economy and hip urban culture. dennis r. judd is a professor of The blooming of cities in a fragile desert region poses a host of environmental political science at the University of challenges. The policies required to manage their impact, however, often collide with Illinois at Chicago. He has published numerous books, including City Poli- an entrenched political culture that has long resisted tics: The Political Economy of Urban cooperative or governmental effort. The alchemical contributors America. mixture of three ingredients—cities, aridity, and a libertarian political outlook—makes the Great Basin a stephanie l. witt is a professor alicia barber compelling place to study. This book addresses a pressing of public policy and administration chris blanchard at Boise State University. Her pub- question: are large cities ultimately sustainable in such a lications include Urban West: Gov- fragile environment? jessica l. deshazo erning Cities in Uncertain Times, co- brian laurent authored with James B. Weatherby. erin daina mclellan elizabeth raymond todd shallat christopher a. simon March 288 pages | 6 x 9 zachary a. smith 13 b/w photographs | 2 maps brent s. steel paper | 978-0-87417-969-9 anahit tadevosyan e-book | 978-0-87417-970-5 erika allen wolters $34.95s the urban west series

6 | university of nevada press natural resource management / animal studies

A unique cooperative effort saves an endangered wild horse herd Saving the Pryor Mountain Mustang Christine Reed A Legacy of Local and Federal Cooperation

christine reed

“Author Christine Reed tells us the complete story of these endangered animals in her new

book, Saving the Pryor Mountain Mustang: A Legacy of Local and Federal Cooperation. It’s a n n captivating must-read for any horse lover or student of American history.” Saving the Pryor Mountain —J. Edward de Steiguer, author of Wild Horses of the West: Mustang History and Politics of America’s Mustangs a legacy of local and federal cooperation In 1968 the residents of Lovell, Wyoming, began the work of saving the Pryor n n Mountain Mustang, a breed of horse with a genetic link dating back to the sixteenth- century Spanish conquistadores’ horses. In this moving case study, Christine Reed christine reed is a professor of shows how, through a grassroots campaign, these residents championed the creation public administration in the College of the first federal public wild horse range. Crucial to this provocative analysis of of Public Affairs and Community local-federal cooperation is the relationship that grew between the Lovell advocates, Service at the University of Nebraska the Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service. Long before there at Omaha. She is the author of sev- were federal laws passed to protect wild horse herds across the western states, the eral academic articles and book Pryor Mountain Mustang was preserved through the cooperative efforts of local chapters on environmental collab- residents and federal officials. orative governance, animal ethics, and the public management of wild Saving the Pryor Mountain Mustang explores the unique and ongoing relationship horses in the United States and the between locals and the federal government, highlighting the Lovell citizens’ Netherlands. philosophy of cooperation instead of the typical mistrust that exists between wild horse advocates and federal agencies. The book provides a rich analysis of how a determined group of people saved an endangered wild horse herd. The book will have wide appeal to wild horse activists, scholars of local and federal governance, and western history enthusiasts.

• Examines the history of wild horse herd management on February the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range 152 pages |5.5 x 8.5 10 b/w photographs | 3 maps • Serves as a case study for public administration and grassroots advocacy cloth | 978-0-87417-966-8 e-book | 978-0-87417-967-5 $34.95s

university of nevada press | 7 political science / policy studies / public health

new in paperback

A provocative analysis of America’s efforts toward health care reform Cries of Crisis Rethinking the Health Care Debate

robert b. hackey

“Interpreting American health politics through the lens of crisis rhetoric is one of the freshest, most innovative approaches ever. . . . [Hackey] shows the detrimental consequences of con- CRIES OF CRISIS ducting policy debates in crisis rhetoric—something that others have pronounced upon in RETHINKING THE op-eds but never examined so fully.” —Deborah Stone, author of HEALTH CARE DEBATE Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making

ROBERT B. HACKEY Health care in the United States has been described as a system in crisis since the robert b. hackey is a professor late 1960s. No matter their position, those seeking to improve the system have of health and policy management relied on the rhetoric of crisis to build support for their preferred remedies, to at Providence College and a visiting the point where the language and imagery of a health care crisis are now deeply fellow at the Pell Center for Interna- embedded in contemporary politics and popular culture. In Cries of Crisis, Robert tional Relations and Public Policy B. Hackey analyzes media coverage, political speeches, films, and television shows to at Salve Regina University in Rhode demonstrate the role that language and symbolism have played in framing the health Island. He is the author of Rethinking care debate, shaping policy making, and influencing public perceptions of problems Health Care Policy: The New Politics in the health care system. of State Regulation and other books. Hackey shows that the idea of crisis now means so many different things to so many different groups that it has ceased to have any shared meaning at all. He argues that the constant talk of “crisis,” without a commonly accepted definition of that term, has actually impeded efforts to diagnose and treat the chronic problems plaguing the American health care system. Instead, he contends, reformers must embrace a new rhetorical strategy that links proposals to improve the system with deeply held American values such as equality and fairness.

February 192 pages | 6 x 9 paper | 978-0-87417-977-4 e-book | 978-0-87417-890-6 $26.95x

8 | university of nevada press environmental studies / social justice

Exploring the intersection of working-class studies and environmental justice Working on Earth Class and Environmental Justice

edited by christina robertson and jennifer westerman

“Working on Earth is a significant contribution to the literature on class, labor, personal history, and environmentalism. Indeed, it is one of the first volumes of its kind to explain the ways in which class and the environment are powerfully, and sometimes tragically, entwined.” —Kathleen Newman, associate professor of English and cultural studies, Carnegie Mellon University, and blogger for the Center for Working Class Studies

This collection of essays examines the relationship between environmental injustice and the exploitation of working-class people. Twelve scholars from the fields of environmental humanities and the humanistic social sciences explore connections christina robertson earned between the current and unprecedented rise of environmental degradation, economic her PhD in literature and the en- inequality, and widespread social injustice in the United States and Canada. vironment at the University of The authors challenge prevailing cultural narratives that separate ecological and Nevada, Reno. She teaches environmental literature, ethnic studies, and human health from the impacts of modern industrial capitalism. Essay themes range composition. from how human survival is linked to nature to how the jennifer westerman contributors use and abuse of nature benefit the wealthy elite at the is assis- expense of working-class people and the working poor, tant professor of sustainable development at Appalachian State Univer- joni adamson as well as how climate change will affect cultures deeply sity in Boone, North Carolina. She rooted in the land. paul bogard specializes in environmental litera- Ultimately, Working on Earth calls for a working- james w. feldman ture, working-class studies, and class ecology as an integral part of achieving just and environmental justice. peter friederici sustainable human development. scott hicks jason roberts terre ryan debra j. salazar February edie steiner 296 pages | 6 x 9 paper | 978-0-87417-963-7 charles waugh e-book | 978-0-87417-964-4 $29.95s

university of nevada press | 9 basque studies / anthropology

11/16" spine new in paperback totoricagena basque studies / ethnonationalism

“I don’t ever remember a time when I didn’t know I was Basque. Although my parents didn’t speak to me in Basque, my mother spoke to her mother in Basque. My grandparents came to the U.S. from Ibarranguelua and wanted to forget the old country. They couldn’t. I A comparative study of ethnic identity was born in the U.S. and thought I could be like the Americans. I can’t.”

“Fifth-generation Uruguayan! Can you imagine that I just visited my family’s farmhouse c

near Donibane-Garazi for the first time? I wept. I wept for all that I have missed. For what Identity, Culture, and Politics Diaspora in the Basque my parents and grandparents never knew. All of my ancestors in Uruguay died without knowing, without feeling, without smelling, without completing. Can you imagine that I have just visited my family’s farmhouse?” Identity, Culture, and Politics “In November 1995, Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital city of the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain, hosted the First World Congress of Basque Collectivities. The fourteen different countries sending delegates ranged from Canada, with a few thousand Basques and one identity, culture, and politics in the formal organization, to Argentina, which boasted ninety separate Basque organizations and numerous smaller social clubs. Delegates had been elected or appointed by their organiza- in the Basque Diaspora tions to travel to the Basque Country—Euskal Herria in the Basque language—to help the Basque Autonomous Government formulate policy regarding Basques in the diaspora. Basque Diaspora “Curiously, these Basques had more in common than not. Comments from interviews regarding Basque identity maintenance revealed very similar responses, whether from fourth-generation Uruguayans, fifth-generation Argentineans, first-generation Austra- lians, or second-generation Belgians: ‘We are Basques who live outside the homeland, but gloria p. totoricagüena that does not make us any less Basque.’ “Until this congress, these people had not met each other, nor had any of these organizations ever interacted institutionally, with the exception of Argentina with Uruguay. If generally accepted theories of acculturation and assimilation would be considered, these Basques should have all been very distinct from each other because of the influence of the host society to which their ancestors had emigrated. By the fifth generation, they Gloria P. Totoricagüena presents a thorough comparative examination of the re- should exhibit characteristics common to the new society. Why then was there so much homogeneity and consensus in their views toward ethnonationalism and ethnic identity maintenance when their host societies are so different from one another? This book aims markable endurance of Basque identity and culture in six countries of the far-flung to answer this puzzling question and to describe diaspora Basques individually and col- lectively with regard to their persistent connection to Basque ethnic identity and to their transnational diaspora linkages.” Basque diaspora. Using the results of interviews and extensive anonymous surveys —From Identity, Culture, and Politics in the Basque Diaspora with more than eight hundred informants in the diaspora, plus extensive research in University of Nevada Press gloria p. totoricagena archives and printed sources in all six of her study countries, Totoricagüena reveals Nevada for the first time the complex and interrelated universe of these dispersed Basques. She explores the elements of their migration patterns and the institutions that have

Trim Size: 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches Panel width: 6-1/8 inches gloria4 color p. totoricagüena is encouraged identity maintenance, the impacts on established communities of each Spine width: 11/16 Panel depth: 9-1/4 inches an academic and public policy and new wave of immigrants, and the nature of economic and political ties with the political consultant based in Boise, homeland. Idaho. Her teaching, mentoring, and Totoricagüena offers a superb quantitative study of an aspect of Basque culture research include two decades with that has been largely ignored by scholars—the diaspora. In doing so, she enlarges the university careers at Stanford Univer- understanding of cultural identity in general—how it is defined and preserved, how sity; the University of Nevada, Reno; it evolves over time, and how both the politics of distant places and the most intimate and Boise State University, specializing in Basque studies. family habits can shape an individual’s sense of self. Identity, Culture, and Politics in the Basque Diaspora is a major contribution to the knowledge of Basques and their persistent political and cultural traditions.

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10 | university of nevada press basque studies / anthropology

new in paperback

An examination of Basque-language activism in the twentieth century Reclaiming Basque Language, Nation, and Cultural Activism

jacqueline urla

“In this superb ethnographic work of the heart and mind, Urla brings Basque language acti- Reclaiming vism into new focus. . . . It has much to offer a broad audience of anthropologists, sociologists, and historians interested in social transformations of popular and political action in later modernity.” —Kathryn A. Woolard, American Ethnologist Basque LANGUAGE, NATION, AND CULTURAL ACTIVISM

“This is the best study of the politics of Basque language use that we have in English.” JACQUELINE URLA —Sharryn Kasmir, author of The “Myth” of Mondragon: Cooperatives, Politics, and Working-Class Life in a Basque Town jacqueline urla is professor of “Reclaiming Basque is a landmark study of one of the most fascinating and controversial social anthropology and the director of the movements in Europe today, offering new theoretical insights not only about the Basque Modern European Studies Program Country but also about the complex relationships between nationhood and language.” at the University of Massachusetts, —Justin Crumbaugh, author of Destination Dictatorship: Amherst. She has published numer- The Spectacle of Spain’s Tourist Boom and the Reinvention of Difference ous articles and essays on the Basque culture and language and is the co- The Basque language, Euskara, is one of Europe’s most ancient tongues and a vital part editor of Deviant Bodies: Critical of today’s lively Basque culture. Reclaiming Basque examines the ideology, methods, Perspectives on Difference in Science and discourse of the Basque-language revitalization movement over the course of the and Popular Culture. past century and the way this effort has unfolded alongside the simultaneous Basque nationalist struggle for autonomy. Jacqueline Urla employs extensive long-term fieldwork, interviews, and close examination of a vast range of documents in several media to uncover the strategies that have been used to preserve and revive Euskara and the various controversies that have arisen among Basque-language advocates.

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Nevada has changed dramatically over the past quarter century, and in this third HULSE THE SILVER STATE edition of The Silver State, renowned historian James W. Hulse recounts the major events—historical, political, and social—thatEugen ehave P .shaped Mo eourh rstate.ing Hulse’s cohesive and readable approach oﬀ ers students and general readers an accessible account of wild horse annie Neva da’s colorful history. LEAH J. WILDS The new edition highlights the social and political changes that have occurred since the original publication of The Silver State in 1991. Hulse discusses the impact of a grow ing population; changes in the economy and educational system; the expanding roles of women; recent developments in state politics, including the 2003 legislative velma johnston session; the inﬂ uence of Nevada’s growing ethnic population and increasingly diver- gent demographic groups; and the impact of federal policies, including President and her fight

George W. Bush’s 2002 decision to authorize the opening of a nuclear-waste depos- to save the itory at Yucca Mountain. In addition, all the recommended reading lists have been mustang updated. The Silver State explores many dimensions of the Nevada experience and its peoples—from the prehistoric Anasazi Indians to the creators of extravagant casinos on the Las Vegas Strip; from dust-stained Comstock miners to the state’s contem- Classic porary and very cosmopolitan Sunbelt population. This book will inspire read ers to 50 take anoth er look at the rich cultural heritage and eventful history of Neva da, the THE SILVER STATE Hikes in Silverre State.no, las vegas, and the strip Nevada’s Heritage Reinterpreted Third Edition alan j. kania a t a l e o f t h r e e c i t i e s Nevada A native of Pioche, Nevada, james w. hulse is professor emeritus of history at the WATER University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author of ten books, including Forty Years in the Wilderness: Impressions of Nevada, 1940–1980 and The Nevada Adventure: A History,     both published by the University of Nevada Press. POLITICS     university of nevada press Reno, Nevada 89557–0076 / www.nvbooks.nevada.edu IN NORTHERN NEVADA

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university of nevada press | 17 western history evada’s Comstock Mining District has been the focus of legend JAMES N since it first burst into international prominence in the late THE ROAR AND THE SILENCE 1850s, and its principal settlement, Virginia City, endures in the popular RONALD M. JAMES mind as the West’s quintessential mining camp. The Roar and the Silence A HISTORY OF VIRGINIA CITY AND THE COMSTOCK LODE chronicles the area’s history from its earliest days through the early THE ROAR AND SILENCE FISHES OF THE twentieth century, when the lode finally gave out, and up to the present, when Virginia City and its environs have found new life as a tourist at- traction and a community of artists. James’s lively, thoughtful text brings GREAT BASIN the Comstock to life again in all its complexity and boom-and-bust excitement. A NATURAL HISTORY Honest praise for The Roar and the Silence “The definitive volume on the history of the district which briefly made Horses Nevada the mining capital of the world.” —Mining History Journal

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a basque-americano memoir

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MARRIAGE Dementia —Stanley H. Brandes, professor and chair of Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley ied the transcripts of eighty-three impotency trials conducted by the ecclesiastical court of the Spanish diocese of Calahorra (La Rioja), an area incorporating Essential “This book will last many generations as a pioneering both Basque and Castilian populations and includ- Eldercare work in both research and methodology.” speaking aspens ing town and rural parishes. From these records, he —Helen Nader, professor of history, University of Arizona basque tree carvingsthroughin californiathe and nevada has produced a revealing portrait of private life and public sexuality in these early years of the modern era. The foundation of these trials, he demonstrates, Handbook j. mallea-olaetxe represented far more than a salacious inquiry into the intimate details of other people’s lives. Marital sex dur- ing this period was valued by both Church and the lay From Unfit for Marriage: community as a cornerstone of stable society, intended for This book is about men—and women—accused by their spouses of being impotent not only for procreation but for maintaining domestic Nevada in an era and place when such an indictment could dissolve unconsummated mar- harmony. For these reasons, every couple’s sex life, riages. In itself, each impotence trial seems to be a trivial example of recognizable however private in practice or intention, was a matter A PRACTICAL sexual and marital problems. There are the tales of a pathetic nobleman who could of public and ecclesiastical concern. not “get it up,” a wife wanting to escape a marriage she never agreed to, and a young The transcripts provide insights into the dynamics and LEGAL GUIDE • man who accused himself of impotence in order to desert his pregnant wife and flee of daily marital life and the role that property, gender, on a ship to Mexico. But impotence trials serve the historian as much more than lurid and personal preference played in marriage. They also for NEVADA CAREGIVERS and tragic tales of everyday life. They were deliberate, well-documented events that reveal information about medical knowledge at the Kim Boyer, JD enmeshed several important societal institutions (Church courts, the law, marriage, time and about contemporary understanding of the and and the practice of medicine) with fundamental aspects of the daily life of early mod- physiology and psychology of sex. Unfit for Marriage is KIM BOYER, JD ern Europeans (sex, reproduction, gender, and property). Each trial involved issues the first study in English to address the proceedings of and Mary Shapiro, MSG, CMC that cut to the heart of the way early modern Europeans understood sex, religion, a Spanish ecclesiastical court and is a vivid portrait of MARY SHAPIRO, MSG community, gender, and marriage. marriage and marital sex in early modern Europe.

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