The Making of Portuguese Democracy

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Making of Portuguese Democracy
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kenneth Maxwell
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:268
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 153
Category/GenreWorld history - from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780521585965
ClassificationsDewey:320.9469
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 13 May 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This vividly-written book is the first comprehensive assessment of the origins of the present-day democratic regime in Portugal to be placed in a broad international historical context. After a vibrant account of the collapse of the old regime in 1974, it studies the complex revolutionary period that followed, and the struggle in Europe and Africa to define the future role of Europe's then poorest country. International repercussions are examined and comparisons are drawn with the more general collapse of communism in the late 1980s.

Reviews

'... the first analysis of the Portuguese Revolution in its international context ... a fundamental book for all who are interested in transitions to democracy ... Kenneth Maxwell's book is indispensable reading.' Joao Carlos Espada, Publico