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A Concise History of Portugal

Author : David Birmingham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521536868
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of Portugal written by David Birmingham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise, illustrated history of Portugal offers an introduction to the people and culture of the country, its empire, and to its search for economic modernisation, political stability and international partnership. The book studies the effects of the vast wealth mined from Portuguese Brazil, the growth of the wine trade, and the evolution of international ties. The Portuguese Revolution of 1820 to 1851 created a liberal monarchy, but in 1910 the king was overthrown and, by 1926, had been replaced by a dictatorship. In 1975 Portugal withdrew from its African colonies and turned north to become a democratic member of the European Community in 1986. Researched during the years which followed the fall of Portugal's dictators in 1974, this book has become the standard single-volume work. The second edition brings the story up to date and discusses the state of historical writing on Portugal at the turn of the millennium.

A Concise History of Portugal

Author : David Birmingham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521830041
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of Portugal written by David Birmingham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise, illustrated history of Portugal presents an introduction to the people and culture of the country and its search for economic modernization, political stability and international partnership. The first single-volume account of Portugal's history since the days of dictatorship and colonization, this updated second edition also covers the state of historical writing on Portugal at the turn of the millennium. First Edition Hb (1993): 0-521-43308-8 First Edition Pb (1993): 0-521-43880-2 David Birmingham is a Professor of Modern History at the University of Kent, Canterbury. He has written extensively on Portugal and Africa including, among others, The Decolonization of Africa (UCL Press, 1995), History of Central Africa, Volume Three (Longman, 1998), and Portugal and Africa (Macmillan, 1999) and, more recently, a survey of Trade and Empire in the Atlantic, 1400-1600 (Routledge, 2000).

葡萄牙简史

Author : David Birmingham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9787544601313
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book 葡萄牙简史 written by David Birmingham and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 本书简要介绍了葡萄牙的历史、文化以及其致力于经济现代化、政治稳定和寻求国际合作的过程。

A Concise History of Portugal

Author : David Birmingham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108424198
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of Portugal written by David Birmingham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A third edition of this reliable and accessible single-volume history of Portugal, bringing the story up to date by addressing recent changes to Portugal and Europe.

A Brief History of Italy

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1472140885
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of Italy written by Jeremy Black and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the Roman Empire's famous 500-year reign over Europe, parts of Africa and the Middle East, Italy does not have the same long national history as states such as France or England. Divided for much of its history, Italy's regions have been, at various times, parts of bigger, often antagonistic empires, notably those of Spain and Austria. In addition, its challenging and varied terrain made consolidation of political control all the more difficult. This concise history covers, in very readable fashion, the formative events in Italy's past from the rise of Rome, through a unified country in thrall to fascism in the first half of the twentieth century right up to today. The birthplace of the Renaissance and the place where the Baroque was born, Italy has always been a hotbed of culture. Within modern Italy country there is fierce regional pride in the cultures and identities that mark out Tuscany, Rome, Sicily and Venice to name just a few of Italy's many famous regions. Jeremy Black draws on the diaries, memoirs and letters of historic travellers to Italy to gain insight into the passions of its people, first chronologically then regionally. In telling Italy's story, Black examines what it is that has given Italians such cultural clout - from food and drink, music and fashion, to art and architecture - and explores the causes and effects of political events, and the divisions that still exist today.

Portugal in European and World History

Author : Malyn Newitt
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1861897014
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Portugal in European and World History written by Malyn Newitt and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its modest size, Portugal has played a major part in the development of Europe and the modern world. In Portugal in European and World History Malyn Newitt offers a fresh appraisal of Portuguese history and its role in the world—from early Moorish times to the English Alliance of 1650–1900 and through the country’s liberal revolution in 1974. Newitt specifically examines episodes where Portugal was a key player or innovator in history. Chapters focus on such topics as Moorish Portugal, describing the cultural impact of contact with the Moors—one of the oldest points of contact between Western Europe and Islam; the opening up of trade with western Africa; and the explorations of Vasco de Gama and the evolution of Portugal as the first commercial empire of modern times. Newitt also examines Portugal’s role in the Counter-reformation, in Spain’s wars in Europe, and in the Anglo-Portuguese alliance. Finally, Newitt analyzes the fall of fascism and the Portuguese decolonization within the context of larger global empires and movements. This new account of a country with a rich historyshows how Portugal has moved from being the last colonial power to one of the most enthusiastic proponents of the modern European ideal.

A Concise History of Spain

Author : William D. Phillips, Jr
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521607213
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (216 download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of Spain written by William D. Phillips, Jr and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging history of the rich cultural, social and political life of Spain from prehistoric times to the present.

A Concise History of Brazil

Author : Boris Fausto
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107036208
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of Brazil written by Boris Fausto and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of A Concise History of Brazil features a new chapter that covers the critical time period from 1990 to the present, focusing on Brazil's increasing global economic importance as well as its continued democratic development.

The Portuguese

Author : Barry Hatton
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1908493399
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Portuguese written by Barry Hatton and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2016-01-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portugal is an established member of the European Union, one of the founders of the euro currency and a founder member of NATO. Yet it is an inconspicuous and largely overlooked country on the continent's south-west rim. In the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Age of Discovery the Portuguese led Europe out of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic and they brought Asia and Europe together. Evidence of their one-time four-continent empire can still be felt, not least in the Portuguese language which is spoken by more than 220 million people from Brazil, across parts of Africa to Asia. Analyzing present-day society and culture, The Portuguese also considers the nation's often tumultuous past. The 1755 Lisbon earthquake was one of Europe’s greatest natural disasters, strongly influencing continental thought and heralding Portugal’s extended decline. The Portuguese also weathered Europe’s longest dictatorship under twentieth-century ruler António Salazar. A 1974 military coup, called the Carnation Revolution, placed the Portuguese at the centre of Cold War attentions. Portugal’s quirky relationship with Spain, and with its oldest ally England, is also scrutinized. Portugal, which claims Europe’s oldest fixed borders, measures just 561 by 218 kilometres . Within that space, however, it offers a patchwork of widely differing and beautiful landscapes. With an easygoing and seductive lifestyle expressed most fully in their love of food, the Portuguese also have an anarchical streak evident in many facets of contemporary life. A veteran journalist and commentator on Portugal, the author paints an intimate portrait of a fascinating and at times contradictory country and its people.

A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire

Author : Anthony R. Disney
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521843189
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire written by Anthony R. Disney and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-13 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of Portugal's formation and history up to 1807 and of its wide-flung maritime empire.

History of Portugal

Author : A. H. de Oliveira Marques
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book History of Portugal written by A. H. de Oliveira Marques and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Portugal

Author : José H. Saraiva
Publisher : Carcanet Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Portugal written by José H. Saraiva and published by Carcanet Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated brief history of Portugal written for non-specialist foreign readers. Also included in the book is a historical gazetteer, short biographies, chronological tables and maps.

A Traveller's History of Portugal

Author : Ian Robertson
Publisher : Interlink Books
ISBN 13 : 9781566564403
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (644 download)

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Download or read book A Traveller's History of Portugal written by Ian Robertson and published by Interlink Books. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive concise history of Portugal, from its earliest beginnings right up to the politics and life of the present day. It was not until the twelfth century that Portugal became a country in its own right, having been a Roman colony and then having suffered both Barbarian and Islamic invasions. The golden age of discoveries, the reign and foresight of Henry the Navigator, and great seamen such as Vasco da Gama led to the founding of Portugal’s empire and wealth. Troubled times followed: in 1755 Lisbon was virtually leveled by the “Great Earthquake,” and the country had hardly recovered its former prosperity when it was overrun by Napoleon’s troops at the start of the Peninsular War, to be followed not long after by the Miguelite civil war. The middle decades of the nineteenth century saw the Port Wine trade flourishing, and further expansion into Africa. During the last quarter of the twentieth century, ever since the bloodless revolution of 1974 overthrew the rightwing dictatorship of Salazar, the country has regained its stability, and now takes its rightful place in the European Community. Illustrated with maps and line drawings, the book has a full Historical Gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text that concentrates on the historic sites in a country that has retained its individuality and thus its appeal to the individual traveler.

A Concise History of Revolution

Author : Mehran Kamrava
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108485952
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of Revolution written by Mehran Kamrava and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From rebellion to revolution -- Social movements and revolution -- Revolutionary states -- Revolutionary polities.

The History of Portugal

Author : James M. Anderson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313032602
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The History of Portugal written by James M. Anderson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-02-28 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This informative, concise, and engagingly written work provides the most up-to-date history of Portugal, current through 1999, and gives a full picture of the political, social, cultural, and economic influences that shaped the history of Portugal. Covering the period from Portugal's early conception as a nation through its long history, with emphasis on the dramatic period of the last several decades, this volume culminates with the demise of the Salazar dictatorship and the independence of its colonies. Complete with a timeline for easy reference to events, brief biographies of important people, lists of monarchs and heads of state, and a bibliographic essay, it is the ideal companion for the student or interested reader. In nine chapters, Anderson discusses the geography of Portugal, its prehistoric antecedents, its formation as a nation, and the events that once made it a world leader in exploration, discovery, and imperial power. How and why the country was drawn into the orbit of its large neighbor, Spain, lost much of its empire, and yet managed to regain its independence are examined, along with the trials and tribulations encountered on its journey from monarchy to modern republic. The discussion presents the factors that kept Portugal one of the poorest nations in Europe for most of its existence and the reasons that it is now, leading into the 21st century, closing the economic gap with wealthier nations.

Queen of the Sea

Author : Barry Hatton
Publisher : Hurst & Company
ISBN 13 : 1849049971
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Queen of the Sea written by Barry Hatton and published by Hurst & Company. This book was released on 2018 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic and intimate portrait of one of the world's great cities.

A Concise History of Bolivia

Author : Herbert S. Klein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139497502
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of Bolivia written by Herbert S. Klein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-31 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its first Spanish edition, Herbert Klein's A Concise History of Bolivia won immediate acceptance within Bolivia as the new standard history of this important nation. Surveying Bolivia's economic, social, cultural and political evolution from the arrival of early man in the Andes to the present, this current version brings the history of this society up to the present day, covering the fundamental changes that have occurred since the National Revolution of 1952 and the return of democracy in 1982. These changes have included the introduction of universal education and the rise of the mestizos and Indian populations to political power for the first time in national history. This second edition brings this story through the first administration of the first self-proclaimed Indian president in national history and the major changes that the government of Evo Morales has introduced in Bolivian society, politics and economics.