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The Portuguese Revolution of 1974-1975 - An Unexpected Path to Democracy (Paperback)
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The Portuguese Revolution of 1974-1975 - An Unexpected Path to Democracy (Paperback)
Series: The Portuguese-Speaking World
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Portugal is close to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the
Carnation Revolution. While this central moment in contemporary
Portuguese history has long attracted international academic
interest, there is a dearth of studies that explain the
interrelationships between the main issues that singled out this
revolutionary moment. The aims and actions of the three main
protagonists the Armed Forces, the political parties and mass
social organizations are linked in myriad ways: the political role
of the Armed Forces; the crisis of state authority; the political
justice formulas adopted; the affirmation of civilian political
elites; the role of workers and neighbourhood movements, and other
forms of popular mobilization; participation of the media in the
political struggle; and post the momentous days, the transition
from coup detat to revolution. The dominant moments and themes of
the Portuguese revolution are relayed by close examination of
original archival documentation; oral and written primary sources;
and government records. Was military disquiet at the heart of the
move toward democracy? Or was the instigator the growing
dissatisfaction of the populace with the political class? A prime
aim of the book is to view the revolution not only in terms of
Portugals global position at the time, especially its historic
colonialism, but what all players thought and expressed in the
run-up to the 25th of April. Attention is paid to the immediate
post-revolution period, and the national, political and military
choices made as this unexpected path to democracy took hold.
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