Contemporary Portugal : Politics, Society and Culture
by Pinto, Antonio CostaEdition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2011-03-01
Publisher(s): Columbia Univ Pr
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Summary
Contemporary Portugal: Politics, Society and Culture is an introduction to the evolution of Portuguese politics, society and culture in the twentieth century. Eminent historians, political scientists and experts in literature and art explore a wide spectrum of topics: international relations, authoritarianism, transition to democracy, social change, economic development, colonialism and decolonization, patterns of emigration, problems of national identity and the main trends of twentieth century Portuguese literature and art.
Table of Contents
| List of Tables and Figures | p. ix |
| Preface and acknowledgements | p. xi |
| Twentieth Century Portugal: An Introduction | p. 1 |
| Cultural Myths and Portuguese National Identity | p. 55 |
| The Colonial Empire | p. 73 |
| Between Africa and Europe: Portuguese Foreign Policy | p. 95 |
| The Portuguese Economy in the Twentieth Century: Growth and Structural Change | p. 131 |
| Engendering Portugal: Social Change, State Politics and Women's Social Mobilization | p. 153 |
| Social Change in Portugal | p. 193 |
| Elections, Parties, and Policy-Making Institutions in Democratic Portugal | p. 225 |
| Still Second-Order? European Parliament Elections in Portugal | p. 249 |
| Contemporary Portuguese Literature | p. 275 |
| Portuguese Art in the Twentieth Century | p. 313 |
| Contributors | p. 347 |
| Index | p. 351 |
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