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A People's History of Portugal reconstructs the last two hundred years of class struggle in Portugal. Raquel Varela and Roberto della Santa examine the material conditions of its people - examining the real causes of the revolutionary waves and counter-revolutionary backlash.
Starting in the early nineteenth century, the theme of colonialism and its antithesis runs through the narrative, as working-class life was closely entwined with Portuguese colonial exploitation. Despite relatively slow industrial development, Portuguese people spearheaded a surprisingly vigorous radical culture of dissent, eventually sparking a social and political revolution in 1974.
More recently, Portugal's inclusion in the European Union has put its people in a neoliberal stranglehold that stifles democracy to this day. Are the working people of Portugal able to carry the memory of the revolutionary past into its future? This is a history of, and for, the people.
Contents
1. The Bourgeoisie and the Workers in Portugal, Where Do They Come From?
2. 'No More Obligations Without Rights': The Confrontation Between the Bourgeoisie and Workers (1868-1926)
3. 'Joy at Work', or Portuguese Fascism
4. When the Impossible Becomes Inevitable: 1974-1975
5. 'Portugal, No, Europe, Never!': 1975-2008
