Contemporary Portugal : politics, society and culture
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Contemporary Portugal : politics, society and culture
Social Science Monographs , Columbia University Press, 2003
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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This is an introduction to the evolution of Portuguese politics, society and culture in the 20th century. Eminient historians, policital scientists and experts in literature and art explore a wide spectrum of topics: international relations; authoritarianism and transition to democracy; social change; economic development; colonialism and decolonization; patterns of emigration; problems of national idenity; and the main trends of 20th-century Portuguese literature and art.
Table of Contents
Twentieth Century Portugal: An Introduction, by Antonio Costa PintoCultural Myths and Portuguese National Identity, by Nuno G. Monteiro and Antonio Costa PintoThe Colonial Empire, by Valentim AlexandreBetween Africa and Europe: Portuguese Foreign Policy, 1890-2000, by Nuno Severiano TeixeiraThe Portuguese Economy in the Twentieth Century: Growth and Structural Change, by Pedro LainsPortuguese Emigration After World War II, by Maria Ioannis B. BaganhaSocial Change in Portugal: 1960-2000, by Antonio BarretoElections, Parties, and Policy-Making Institutions in Democratic Portugal, by Pedro C. MagalhaesLegitimizing the EU? Elections to the European Parliament in Portugal, 1987-1999, by Marina Costa LoboContemporary Portuguese Literature, by Joao Camilo dos SantosPortuguese Art in the Twentieth Century, by Joao Pinharanda
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