The Carnation Revolution the day Portugal's dictatorship fell
25 April 1974, Lisbon. Over the course of a single day, Europes oldest fascist regime falls. On its 50th anniversary, this is the story of the revolution that changed Portugal forever.'A thrilling and inspiring page-turner.' Richard Zimler, author of The Last Kabbalist of LisbonOn the nigh...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London
Oneworld Publications
2024
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Zweite Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1950 bis 1999 n. Chr.)
> c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)
> ca. 1940 bis 1975 (Periode der Franco-Diktatur)
> Colonialism & imperialism
> European history
> Europäische Geschichte
> HIS064000
> HISTORY / Europe / General
> Kolonialismus und Imperialismus
> POL045000
> Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000
> Empires & historical states
> Lissabon
> Portugal
> Portugiesisches Kolonialreich
> Faschismus
> Diktatur
> Geschichte 1933-1974
> Nelkenrevolution
> Geschichte 1974
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| Zusammenfassung: | 25 April 1974, Lisbon. Over the course of a single day, Europes oldest fascist regime falls. On its 50th anniversary, this is the story of the revolution that changed Portugal forever.'A thrilling and inspiring page-turner.' Richard Zimler, author of The Last Kabbalist of LisbonOn the night of 24 April 1974, at five minutes to eleven, a Lisbon radio station broadcasts Portugals Eurovision entry. By 6.20 p.m. the next day, Europes oldest fascist regime has fallen. Hardly a shot has been fired. As citizens pour into the streets, they offer carnations to the revolutionary soldiers. For the first time in forty-eight years, Portugal is free.The Carnation Revolution winds through the streets of Lisbon as the revolution unfolds, revealing the myriad acts of ordinary and extraordinary resistance that made 25 April possible. Its the story of daring escapes from five-storey prisons, soldiers disobeying their officers orders and simple acts of courage by thousands of citizens. Its the story of how a group of young captains felled a globe-spanning empire.***'I feel like Ive been waiting three decades for precisely this book.' Lara Pawson, author of This Is the Place to Be'A brilliantly detailed and evocative account of a revolution unlike any other.'Helder Macedo,Emeritus Professor of Portuguese,King's College London'A gripping account of an episode in European history that should be better known.'Catherine Fletcher, author of The Beauty and the Terror |
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| Beschreibung: | xvi, 379 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780861547548 978-0-86154-754-8 |