A concise history of Portugal
1993, First Edition. Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #474889
ISBN: 0521438802
Series; Cambridge concise histories. Physical description; xiii, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-199) and index. Contents; Peoples, cultures and colonies – Rebellion and independence in the seventeenth century – The golden age and the earthquake in the eighteenth century – Brazilian independence and the Portuguese Revolution – The bourgeois monarchy and the republicans – The dictatorship and the African empire – Democracy and the European Community – The houses of Avis, Beja and Hapsburg – The houses of Braganza and Braganza-Saxe-Coburg – Republican presidents. Subjects; Portugal – History. 16th-20th centuries. European history. Colonial history. Monarchy. Republic. Democracy. European Community. Illustrated. Maps. Reference.
Price: €10.95