The Last Empire: Thirty Years of Portuguese Decolonization

Author:   António Costa Pinto (Institute of Social Science, University of Lisbon, Portugal) ,  Stewart Lloyd-Jones (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal)
Publisher:   Intellect Books
Edition:   UK ed.
ISBN:  

9781841501093


Pages:   168
Publication Date:   01 May 2004
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Our Price $58.95 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

The Last Empire: Thirty Years of Portuguese Decolonization


Add your own review!

Overview

This book is the result of a conference organised by the Contemporary Portuguese Political History Research Centre (CPHRC) and the University of Dundee that took place during September 2000. The purpose of this conference, and the resulting book, was to bring together various experts in the field to analyse and debate the process of Portuguese decolonisation, which was then 25 years old, and the effects of this on the Portuguese themselves. For over one century, the Portuguese state had defined its foreign policy on the basis of its vast empire &endash; this was the root of its 'Atlanticist' vision. The outbreak of war of liberation in its African territories, which were prompted by the new international support for self determination in colonised territories, was a serious threat that undermined the very foundations of the Portuguese state. This book examines the nature of this threat, how the Portuguese state initially attempted to overcome it by force, and how new pressures within Portuguese society were given space to emerge as a consequence of the colonial wars. This is the first book that takes a multidisciplinary look at both the causes and the consequences of Portuguese decolonisation &endash; and is the only one that places the loss of Portugal's Eastern Empire in the context of the loss of its African Empire. Furthermore, it is the only English language book that relates the process of Portuguese decolonisation with the search for a new Portuguese vision of its place in the world. This book is intended for anyone who is interested in regime change, decolonisation, political revolutions and the growth and development of the European Union. It will also be useful for those who are interested in contemporary developments in civil society and state ideologies. Given that a large part of the book is dedicated to the process of change in the various countries of the former Portuguese Empire, it will also be of interest to students of Africa. It will be useful to those who study decolonisation processes within the other former European Empires, as it provides comparative detail. The book will be most useful to academic researchers and students of comparative politics and area studies.

Full Product Details

Author:   António Costa Pinto (Institute of Social Science, University of Lisbon, Portugal) ,  Stewart Lloyd-Jones (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal)
Publisher:   Intellect Books
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Edition:   UK ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9781841501093


ISBN 10:   1841501093
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   01 May 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

ls

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List