The Pope's Red Shoes: Traffic of Political Influence, Riches, Power, and Control by the Catholic Church (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9788461475513)

This Basque-American author was born in the town of Biasteri-Laguardia, province of Alaba, Euskal Herria (Basque Country) from a family of carpenters on his father's side (the Goikoetxeas), farmers, monks and nuns on his mother's side (the Martinez), all "liberals" and "Carlistas" on both sides of the family for generations. At the age of six, and right after the Spanish Civil War, the family first migrated to Mexico City where it lived during five years, returned to Basque Country for another five years, and finally migrated to the USA where he lived and worked during the next forty five years. B.S. (Bachelor of Science) in Aeronautical Engineering, California Polytechnic Institute (Cal-Poly), Pomona, California, 1969; M.S. (Master of Sciences), Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970; and Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Systems Engineering and Economics, University of Arizona, Tucson, 1977, USA. He went on to work as a professor at several universities, and as an engineer at several corporations in the USA, for during years until 2004 when he returned from his experience in the "Basque Diaspora" to Basque Country to continue his work, this time applying his skills and experience gained in American society to social needs in Basque society. A brother of his is today a medical doctor in San Diego, California, a sister is an English teacher and social worker at Simi Valley, California, a son is an AIDS clinical investigator at a major hospital and research center in San Diego, California, and a second son is a software engineer and computer systems architect in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Dr. Ambrose Goikoetxea is the author of over 35 papers published in refereed national and international journasl, 5 technical books taught in engineering, information systems, mathematics, economics, and business universities in over 30 universities in the USA, Latin America, China (ROC), and Europe. Additionally, since 2004, he has written and published 5 books on social and political issues, including the novel-trilogy "Women, the New Architects of Society." Founder and Director (part-time) of the Euskal Herria 21st Century Foundation, based in Arrasate-Mondragon since February 2007, an organization that works with citizens to re-build the social and political fiber in Euskal Herria (Basque Country); bilateral projects with Eusko Etxeak and other Basque centers in the USA and Latin America (see web site: www.euskalherriasiglo21.org).