The Portuguese revolution of 1974-75 : an unexpected path to democracy /

As Portugal is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, this book conveys a global and differentiating perspective on the aims and actions of its three main protagonists - the Armed Forces, the political parties and mass social organizations - by close examination of original ar...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Rezola, Maria Inácia (مؤلف)
التنسيق: Licensed eBooks
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2023.
سلاسل:Portuguese-speaking world (Series)
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.3079108
جدول المحتويات:
  • I. The captains : a revolution in the pipeline. Why did the 25th of April happen? The origin of the captains' movement
  • Who is in charge? The emergence of the revolution
  • The MFA conquers positions
  • II. The military, the politicians and the people : a country in revolution. Clarifying the limits of military authority
  • Who led the revolution?
  • The parties gain traction and challenge the military power
  • MFA(s), parties and people : Portugal, what kind of revolution?
  • A country on the brink of civil war : how big is the crisis of the state?
  • III. Politicians and the people : the end of a revolution. Should the military return to barracks?
  • Who's in charge? The "pact" under question
  • The road to democratic normalisation : the constitution and elections
  • A new order : epilogue to a revolution.