Gabriel García Moreno and Conservative State Formation in the Andes

by Peter V.N. Henderson

This book explores the life and times of Ecuador's most controversial politician within the broader context of the new political history, addressing five major themes of nineteenth-century Latin American history: the creation of political networks, the divisiveness of regionalism, the bitterness of the liberal-conservative ideological divide, the complicating problem of caudillismo, and the quest for progress and modernization.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292721528
• ISBN13: 9780292721524
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"