Gabriel Garcia Moreno and conservative state formation in the Andes
By: Peter V. N. Henderson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: LLILAS new interpretations of Latin America series
Publisher: University of Texas Press; Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Austin; [Texas]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780292719033
Subjects: García Moreno, Gabriel, -- 1821-1875; Presidents -- Ecuador -- Biography; Ecuador -- History -- 1830-1895
Description: "This book explores the life and times of Ecuador's most controversial nineteenth-century politician within the broader context of the new political history. Eschewing the traditional polemics associated with other Garcia Moreno biographies, the book concentrates on five themes that resounded throughout the Andean world in that epoch."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.