Gabriel Garcï¿½a Moreno and Conservative State Formation in the Andes

Name: Gabriel Garcï¿½a Moreno and Conservative State Formation in the Andes
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ISBN: 9780292721524

ISBN-10: 0292721528

ISBN-13: 9780292721524

Edition: 2008

Authors: Peter V. N. Henderson

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This book explores the life and times of Ecuador's most controversial politician within the broader context of the new political history, addressing five major themes of nineteenth-century Latin American history: the creation of political networks, the divisiveness of regionalism, the bitterness of the liberal-conservative ideological divide, the complicating problem of caudillismo, and the quest for progress and modernization. Two myths traditionally associated with García Moreno's rule are debunked. The first is that he created a theocracy in Ecuador. Instead, the book argues that he negotiated a concordat with the Papacy giving the national government control over the church's secular…

Book details

List price: $27.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 11/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English