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Portugal

Portugal

The Impossible Revolution?

by Phil Mailer
Paperback
Publication Date: 25/01/2012

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After the military coup in Portugal on April 25th, 1974, the overthrow of almost fifty years of Fascist rule, and the end of three colonial wars, there followed eighteen months of intense, democratic social transformation which challenged every aspect of Portuguese society. What started as a military coup turned into a profound attempt at social change from the bottom up and became headlines on a daily basis in the world media. This was due to the intensity of the struggle as well as the fact that in 1974-75 the right-wing moribund Francoist regime was still in power in neighboring Spain and there was huge uncertainty as to how these struggles might affect Spain and Europe at large.

This is the story of what happened in Portugal between April 25, 1974, and November 25, 1975, as seen and felt by a deeply committed participant. It depicts the hopes, the tremendous enthusiasm, the boundless energy, the total commitment, the released power, even the revolutionary innocence of thousands of ordinary people taking a hand in the remolding of their lives. And it does so against the background of an economic and social reality which placed limits on what could be done.
ISBN:
9781604863369
9781604863369
Category:
Revolutions
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
25-01-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Pm Press
Country of origin:
United States
Edition:
2nd Edition
Pages:
300
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x20mm
Weight:
0.41kg

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