Concise History of Portugal

Name: Concise History of Portugal
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ISBN: 9780521536868

ISBN-10: 0521536863

ISBN-13: 9780521536868

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: David Birmingham

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This concise, illustrated history of Portugal presents an introduction to the people and culture of the country and its search for economic modernization, political stability and international partnership. The first single-volume account of Portugal's history since the days of dictatorship and colonization, this updated second edition also covers the state of historical writing on Portugal at the turn of the millennium. First Edition Hb (1993): 0-521-43308-8 First Edition Pb (1993): 0-521-43880-2 David Birmingham is a Professor of Modern History at the University of Kent, Canterbury. He has written extensively on Portugal and Africa including, among others, The Decolonization of Africa (UCL…

Book details

List price: $30.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/13/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Introduction



Peoples, cultures and colonies



Rebellion and revolution in the seventeenth century



The golden age and the earthquake in the eighteenth century



Brazilian independence and the Portuguese Revolution



The bourgeois monarchy and the republicans



The dictatorship and the African empire



Democracy and the European Community



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