Culture and Customs of Ecuador (Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: March 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780313302442
Subjects: American history; Cultural studies; Customs; Multicultural studies; Social & cultural anthropology; Central America - History; Culture; History; History - General History; Sociology; Ecuador; Customs & Traditions; Latin America - South America; History / Latin America; Anthropology - Cultural; Latin America - Central America; 20th century; Arts, Ecuadorian; Civilization; Popular culture; Social life and customs
First sentence: Ecuador is a small country about the size of Colorado and has approximately 12 million inhabitants, 60 percent of whom live in cities.
Description: "Culture and Customs of Ecuador celebrates the extraordinary cultural, geographic, and ethnic diversity that has made this small country one of Latin Americas most unique. Through this overview of its history, religious institutions, literature, social customs, cinema, media, and visual and performing arts, Ecuador emerges as a vibrant microcosm of Latin America. Students and other readers will learn how Ecuadorian society blends pre-Columbian, colonial, modern, and postmodern cultural forces.

The underlying themes of Ecuador's continuing struggles with multiculturalism and national identity are presented here with unprecedented clarity."--BOOK JACKET.