A Concise History of Portugal
2nd Edition
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- Author: David Birmingham, University of Kent, Canterbury
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This concise, illustrated history of Portugal offers an introduction to the people and culture of the country, its empire, and to its search for economic modernisation, political stability and international partnership. The book studies the effects of the vast wealth mined from Portuguese Brazil, the growth of the wine trade, and the evolution of international ties. The Portuguese Revolution of 1820 to 1851 created a liberal monarchy, but in 1910 the king was overthrown and, by 1926, had been replaced by a dictatorship. In 1975 Portugal withdrew from its African colonies and turned north to become a democratic member of the European Community in 1986. Researched during the years which followed the fall of Portugal's dictators in 1974, this book has become the standard single-volume work. The second edition brings the story up to date and discusses the state of historical writing on Portugal at the turn of the millennium.
Read more- A new edition of David Birmingham's classic account of Portuguese history from the early medieval period to the present day
- Already established as the most reliable and accessible single-volume history of modern Portugal in print
- Includes new material on post-1990, other updatings and revisions, and new illustrations
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'… standard reading for all those seeking an insight into the historical evolution of this remarkable country.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
See more reviews'… a highly accessible and weighty study… unlikely to be superseded for some time.' History Today
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781139897976
- contains: 46 b/w illus. 2 maps
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Peoples, cultures and colonies
2. Rebellion and revolution in the seventeenth century
3. The golden age and the earthquake in the eighteenth century
4. Brazilian independence and the Portuguese Revolution
5. The bourgeois monarchy and the republicans
6. The dictatorship and the African empire
7. Democracy and the European Community
8. Further reading in English
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