The making of Portuguese democracy /

The making of Portuguese democracy /

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Author / Creator:	Maxwell, Kenneth, 1941-
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Diplomatic relations. Politics and government Portugal -- Politics and government -- 1974- Portugal -- Foreign relations -- 1974- Portugal. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11113167

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ISBN:	0511005903 9780511005909 9780511582752 0511582757 9780521460774 0521460778 9780521585965 0521585961 0521460778
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-235) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	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. It is written with the benefit of a long-term vision of Portuguese history, and it emphasizes the significance of Portugal's new European orientation after centuries of global and oceanic preoccupations. After an account of the collapse of the old regime in 1974, the book studies the complex revolutionary period that followed, and the struggle in Europe and Africa to define the future role of Europe's poorest country. These events also had international repercussions which transformed the balance of forces in southern Africa, following the collapse of Europe's last overseas empire. The consequent actions and reactions of the European powers and the United States are examined, and telling comparisons are also drawn with later developments in Eastern Europe, and with the wider collapse of the communist movement.
Other form:	Print version: Maxwell, Kenneth, 1941- Making of Portuguese democracy. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995 0521460778

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Glossary
Introduction
1. Prisoners of history
2. The praetorian guards
3. Coup d'Ttat
4. Conflicts and confusions
5. African dilemmas
6. Revolution
7. Counter-revolution
8. The revolution tamed
9. Picking up the pieces
Conclusion
Bibliographical essay