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Not Like a River: The Memoir of an Activist Academic Readers of this book will gain insight into the exceptional scope of Professor Elmer Rusco's work and contributions, as well as the reasons for his extraordinary, lifelong commitment to advancing the cause of social justice. Few Nevadans have dedicated so much time and effort to progressive organizations. Each such association, and the causes they champion, owes a great deal to this man from Kansas who chose to spend more than four decades in Nevada. In Rusco's care, these associations included involvement with organizations committed to the environment (Friends of Rancho San Rafael and Friends of Pyramid Lake), religion (the Unitarian Universalists), civil rights (the ACLU Nevada and the Northern Nevada Black Cultural Awareness Society), political reform (Common Cause), legal aid (Washoe Legal Services), direct help for the poor (Community Services Agency and Habitat for Humanity), and much more. Equal in importance to his volunteer contributions was his academic career, much of which was spent in the Political Science Department at the University of Nevada, Reno. In this oral history, he outlines the roots of his activism and research interests and discusses his remarkable life. The publication of this book was generously supported with gifts from the Friends of Pyramid Lake, Jean and Bob Myles, Don and Catherine Fowler, and JoAnne Peden. Elmer Rusco, Not Like a River: The Memoir of An Activist Academic, with R.T. King. Reno: UNOHP, 2004. (308 pages, illustrations, $21.95) ISBN 1-56475-382-4 |
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