Race, Ethnicity, and Power in Ecuador : The Manipulation of Mestizaje.

Intro -- Book Title -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Glossary of Key Concepts and Ethnic/Racial Terminology -- Note on Capitalization -- 1-Introduction -- Ecuador as a Case Study -- Important Questions to Ask About Elites, Race, Development, and 'Mixture' -- Overview of the Book -- Notes -- 2-Foxes and Lions: Studying the Upper Classes -- A Historical Introduction to Ecuador -- Previous Research on the Upper Classes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3-Constructing Identities: The 2001 National Census -- The 2001 Census -- Questions Elicited by the Census -- The Problematics of Mestizaje -- Mestizaje: Ethnicity or Race? -- Census Methodology and Theoretical Assumptions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4-Economy, Etiquette, and Ethnicity: Defining Ecuadorian Elites -- The Power of Money -- Education and Etiquette: The Power of the Social -- Ethnicity/Race and the Gutiérrez Regime -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5-The Mestizo and the 'Other': Ethnic Narratives in Ecuador -- Mestizaje as Acculturation: Historical Overview -- Ecuador's 'Ethnic Identity': Summary and Implications -- Invisible Citizens: Afroecuadorians -- Mestizaje: Implications for 'Pure' and 'Mixed' Identities -- Montubios -- Responses to Exclusion and Liminal Identities -- Gender and Context -- The City as Context -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6-The Port and Mestizaje: Ethnic Narratives in Guayaquil -- The Myths of Guayaquil -- The Port and Mestizaje -- Those Still Invisible -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7-Learning Mestizaje: Ethnic Narratives in Quito -- Mestizaje as a Learned Identity -- Mestizaje as Acculturation and the Indigenous 'Other' -- Mestizaje as a Political Tool and the Pure Indian -- Seeking a Mestizo Identity -- Differentiating Among Mestizos -- Liminal Identities: Parallels Between Guayaquil and Quito -- Contrasting Guayaquil and Quito -- The Invisible 5 Percent.

Conclusion -- Notes -- 8-Ethnic Narratives and Socioeconomic Development -- Ecuador's (Non-Existent?) Racial Problem -- Socioeconomic Networks -- Narratives and Networks -- Limited Socioeconomic Networks -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 9-Responsibility and Change -- Education as a Panacea -- The Responsibility for Change -- Responsibility and the State -- Learning from Gender -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 10-Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix 1: Brief Chronology of Ecuadorian History -- Appendix 2: Methodological Overview -- A Native Researcher's Perspective -- Access to My Research Population -- Ethical Concerns -- Research Tools -- Interview Guidelines -- 2005 Interview Guidelines (Quito and Guayaquil) -- 2003 Interview Guidelines (Quito) -- 2003 Survey -- Notes -- Appendix 3: Statistical Data -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book.

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