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OverviewThe Portuguese New State (Estado Novo), a dictatorship regime based on a corporatist ideology, built up an ambitious maritime policy. Making the nation go back to the sea served to promote economic self-sufficiency and to recover the past golden age of oceanic navigation. Both fed positively into the regimes propaganda arguments. Rebuilding a Blue Nation offers an overview on the remarkable features of these modern age maritime policies: sardine and cod fisheries, merchant fleets and colonial routes, shipping and ports. Describing the form of the national maritime economy, and how the New State ideology drove its programmes until the 1970s, reveals insights into the institutional structure of the regime and its political elites discourse. Under the banner of national sovereign policies, research into the economic branches of Antonio de Oliveira Salazars authoritarian regime provides hitherto unavailable data on fish landings, shipping and navy expenditure. Topics include: shipping and trade port policies; cod and sardine fishing, and the ecosystem; maritime sports and oceanic leisure; and merchant fleets and colonial routes. Addressing the impact of external and multilateral regulations on these autarkic national economic institutions shows up the inner workings of the regime. The connection between the Portuguese corporatist system and the national maritime economy is an exemplar for better understanding the New States ideology as historians continue to debate the economic and social impact of the 40-year dictatorship. Rebuilding a BlueNation moves the argument away from rural and colonial viewpoints to provide a unique avenue of historical assessment. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Álvaro GarridoPublisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Sussex Academic Press ISBN: 9781789761856ISBN 10: 1789761859 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 01 September 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAlvaro Garrido is Associate Professor of the Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, Portugal, where he coordinates the Department of Economic and Social History, and senior researcher of CEIS20 (Centro de Estudos Interdisciplinares do Seculo XX da Universidade de Coimbra). A former Director of Museu Maritimo de Ilhavo, he; has published widely on contemporary maritime history; organized public exhibitions; and has written and directed two documentary films. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |