Salazar: A Political Biography is the definitive biography of the
longstanding Portuguese dictator. António de Oliveira Salazar
entered the government of Portugal when Herbert Hoover was
president and ended his political career at the end of the Johnson
administration. He remained in power for forty years (1928-1968),
one of the longest tenures in modern history. Unlike the other
'great dictators' of the twentieth century, Salazar, an academic,
immersed himself in the minutiae of government and administration,
maintaining a prodigious work rate until illness forced his
retirement. He successfully managed his country's finances despite
the impact of the Great Depression, imposing a harsh policy of
austerity. He then preserved Portugal’s neutrality during the
Second World War, ultimately favouring Great Britain and the United
States. But Salazar was at heart an extremely conservative, even
reactionary statesman. He relied on secrecy and a police state to
maintain the order which, he believed, was necessary to control
progress. Rejecting the anti-colonialist movements in Asia and
Africa, he plunged Portugal into a series of wars in Africa it
could ill afford. Fully revised and updated throughout, this
remains the authoritative biography of a key Portuguese political
leader who was a significant presence in twentieth-century
politics. This book will be of interest to historians of the far
right, international diplomacy and Portugal.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right |
| Release date: |
November 2023 |
| First published: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Filipe Ribeiro De Meneses
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
688 |
| Edition: |
2nd edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-245574-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-03-245574-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781032455747 |
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