Insurgentes y realistas

"A través de la mirada de mujeres y hombres, desde finales del siglo XIX hasta la actualidad, este libro explora la idea de Eloy Alfaro de abrir la case (el Ecuador) hacia la modernidad y la justicia social, cuestionándose si esas puertas ya se han abierto o todavía permanecen cerradas"--Page 4 of cover

"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.

"General economic history of the 1960s-70s by a noted analyst and policymaker"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.