Screen LibraryCulture and customs of Ecuador
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| Published: |
Greenwood Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Westport, Conn. |
| Publication Dates: | 2000. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Culture and customs of Latin America and the Caribbean, |
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| Carrier Form: | xxii, 153 p.: ill., 1 map ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0313302448 (alk. paper) 9780313302442 (alk. paper) 9780313360855 0313360855 |
| Index Number: | K776 |
| CLC: |
K776.03 K776.5 |
| Call Number: | K776.03/H236 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-148) and index. Context -- Religion -- Social customs -- Broadcasting and print media -- Cinema -- Literature -- Performing arts -- Crafts, painting, sculpture, and architecture. Culture and Customs of Ecuador celebrates the extraordinary cultural, geographic, and ethnic diversity that has made this small country one of Latin America's most unique. Through this overview of its history, religious institutions, literature, social customs, cinema, media, and visual and performing arts, Ecuador emerges as a vibrant microcosm of Latin America. Students and other readers will learn how Ecuadorian society blends pre-Colombian, colonial, modern, and postmodern cultural forces. The underlying themes of Ecuador's continuous struggles with multiculturalism and national identity are presented with unprecedented clarity. |