Author:
Lauderbaugh, George.
Imprint:Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, 2012.
Descriptionxxvi, 189 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Note:Timeline of historical events -- Ecuador today -- Ecuador's indigenous and colonial past -- Independence and the early republic, 1795-1859 -- Conservative modernization, 1860-95 -- The liberal revolution -- Revolution, reform, chaos, and war, 1925-48 -- Ecuador, 1948-72: bananas, democracy, populism, and juntas -- The oil boom, military reformers, and a second democratic parenthesis, 1972-96 -- Populism, political instability, and the citizen's revolution -- Notable people in the history of Ecuador.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
