Perú y Ecuador

The religious texts written by Sr. Getrudes de San Ildefonso, Carmelite nun, born in Quito, were transcribed by her spiritual father and confessor, Martín de la Cruz, who, with theological commentary, increased the nun's devout pages until generating 2,000 pages in three volumes of prose and 39 illustrations: the manuscript entitled: "The pearl mystica, hidden in the shell of humility" (1700-1718). Catalina Andrango-Walker, Carmen Fernández-Salvador, Regina Harrison and Alison Weber analyze this work in order to expose the richness of the manuscript: the confessor-nun relationship, the...

Ecuador is a country with multiple crossroads; crossroads that demand a deep reflection and analysis in different keys and disciplinary fields. This volume addresses some of them: the country's international relations and the integration processes in which it is immersed; the complex socio-environmental problems that generate situations of risk for citizens and nature; the acute social crises and scenarios of protest and political conflict; the crisis of a political and economic model based on public spending, extractivism and the deterioration of rights, in the context in which the possible...

"Analyzes political rise of Abdalá Bucarám Ortiz within the long tradition of Ecuadorian populism pioneered by Velasco Ibarra. Insightful discussions of Bucaram's campaign, political alliances, speeches, style, and political enemies. Concludes with discussion of 'new' populism in Ecuador. Essential analysis for understanding subsequent events that led to Bucarám's fall a year after this work was published"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.