The Redemptive Work Railway and Nation in Ecuador, 1895-1930

by Clark, Kim A.

• ISBN13: 9780842026741
• ISBN10: 0842026746
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

At the turn of the century, diverse political, economic, and social conditions divided Ecuador. During the construction of the Guayaquil-Quito Railway, the people of Ecuador faced the challenge of working together. The Redemptive Work: Railway and Nati

Table of Contents

1 Introduction: The Political Economy and Culture of the Ecuadorian Nation and the Guayaquil-Quito Railway	1	(14)
2 Historical Overview of the Ecuadorian Economy and Geography	15	(26)
3 The Railway, the Reform of the Nation, and the Discourse of Liberalism	41	(32)
4 Movement from the Perspective of the Coast: Liberalism, the Railway, and the Labor Market	73	(30)
5 Movement from the Perspective of the Highlands: The Politics of the Internal Market	103	(30)
6 The Contradictions of Redemption: The Uneven Development of Alausi	133	(54)
7 Beyond the Reach of Liberal Discourse	187	(12)
8 Social Space and the Railway, the Nation, and the Liberal State	199	(20)
Bibliography	219	(16)
Index	235