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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
Foreword by Michael Roberts
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Portugal's Modern Social Classes from Above and from Below, 1807-1834
2. 'Organize, Organize, Organize': The 1836 Revolution and the Strikes, 1836-1871
3. 'No More Obligations without Rights': The Confrontation between Bourgeoisie and Workers, 1871-1890
4. The Genesis of Modern Politics in Portugal, 1900-1926
5. From the Military Dictatorship to Estado Novo, 1926-1939
6. The Second World War and the Post-War Golden Age, 1939-1974
7. When the Impossible Becomes Inevitable, 1974-1975
8. Is Europe Really 'With Us'? From Constitution to Austerity, 1976-2020
Afterword: Mapping Transformation by Gordon Lafer
Notes
Index
