Descorriendo velos en las ciencias sociales

Trabajo de investigación que se focaliza en la tenencia de tierras y en el manejo de los recursos naturales, desde la perspectiva de las relaciones de género. Ofrece muchos elementos a ser tomados en cuenta al momento de diseñar políticas para el sector agrícola.

Se ofrece información inédita y una rigurosa investigación que busca contextualizar los antecedentes a la fundación del Partido Socialista Ecuatoriano y mostrar los hechos más relevantes de sus dos primeras décadas.

"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.