The history of Ecuador / George Lauderbaugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lauderbaugh, George.

Series:

Greenwood histories of the modern nations

The Greenwood histories of the modern nations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecuador--History.

Ecuador.

History.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 189 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, 2012.

Summary:

For students and general readers, Lauderbaugh (history, Jacksonville State U.) details the political history of Ecuador and the impact of specific events on the country today. He includes introductory information on Ecuador's cultural, economic, and social history, as well as its geography, people, and religion, then details its indigenous and colonial past, from pre-Columbian civilizations and the Inca conquest to the Spanish colonial period; independence and the early republic; conservative modernization from 1860-1895; various leaders, such as Gabriel García Moreno, José de Veintemilla, José María Velasco Ibarra, and Elroy Alfaro; revolution, reform, and war from 1925-1948; the Liberal Revolution of 1895; periods of political stability; the Citizen's Revolution; and various economic booms: the Cacao Boom, Banana Boom, and Oil Boom. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780313362507

0313362505

9780313362514

0313362513

OCLC:

759491827