Género

Ecuador is a country with multiple crossroads; crossroads that demand a deep reflection and analysis in different keys and disciplinary fields. This volume addresses some of them: the country's international relations and the integration processes in which it is immersed; the complex socio-environmental problems that generate situations of risk for citizens and nature; the acute social crises and scenarios of protest and political conflict; the crisis of a political and economic model based on public spending, extractivism and the deterioration of rights, in the context in which the possible...

"Publishes - mostly for the first time - 31 relaciones dating from 1552-1648 and covering themes ranging from the organization and staffing of the Diocese of Quito to complaints of caciques, indios principales, and pueblos regarding abuses by the clergy. A major set of primary materials not only for Ecuadorian church history but more importantly for study of the interaction between conquerors and conquered and the persistence of autochthonous beliefs and practices during the early colonial period. Includes a solid introductory study"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Se explora cuatro temas en profundidad con la intención de provocar el debate académico sobre las décadas de los años 50 y 60 del siglo pasado y de la figura de Galo Plaza Lasso: los diferentes modelos de democracia; la economía política durante su gestión presidencial; su visión de desarrollo; y las diferentes visiones de la élites sobre los indígenas a principios de los 50.