Descorriendo velos en las ciencias sociales

"Interviews with leading politicians and political figures including ex-presidents, former generals, and former guerrillas; and with leaders of the Church, indigenous movements, and other key areas of national life. Interviews originally broadcast on television during Rodrigo Borja's 1988-92 presidential term"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Publishes - mostly for the first time - 31 relaciones dating from 1552-1648 and covering themes ranging from the organization and staffing of the Diocese of Quito to complaints of caciques, indios principales, and pueblos regarding abuses by the clergy. A major set of primary materials not only for Ecuadorian church history but more importantly for study of the interaction between conquerors and conquered and the persistence of autochthonous beliefs and practices during the early colonial period. Includes a solid introductory study"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Se analiza el nivel político alcanzado por las masas populares, la demanda por cambios radicales en la institucionalidad del Estado, el rechazo al sistema de dominación y a los partidos burgueses tradicionales, etc.