Guía vial del Ecuador

"Interviews with leading politicians and political figures including ex-presidents, former generals, and former guerrillas; and with leaders of the Church, indigenous movements, and other key areas of national life. Interviews originally broadcast on television during Rodrigo Borja's 1988-92 presidential term"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Se ofrece información inédita y una rigurosa investigación que busca contextualizar los antecedentes a la fundación del Partido Socialista Ecuatoriano y mostrar los hechos más relevantes de sus dos primeras décadas.

"Carefully documented study investigates significance of mestizo identity. Author defines it as a process of Hispanic acculturation enriched with a Quichua cultural core that determines its unique final form, rather than as a rejection of indigenous identification (p. 53). Racial and cultural elements are considered separately"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Profound political changes are required to meet the demands of the Indian movement in present day Ecuador.