A People's History of the Portuguese Revolution by Raquel Varela

A People's History of the Portuguese Revolution by Raquel Varela

A rich history of Portugal's Carnation Revolution, told by its trade unionists, activists, workers and women.

'An excellent, well-written, and radical introduction to a complex and immensely important historyVarela has reconstructed the Portuguese Revolution of 1974-75 consistently from the perspective of workers and peasants, revealing the strong impact of African forced labourers' struggles in Portugal's colonies on events in the "mother country"' -- Marcel van der Linden, International Institute of Social History 'Lively, brilliantly documented and filled with the voices of Portugal's ordinary people, Raquel Varela's book recovers the revolution from below that shook Portugal in 1974-5, a 'democratic transition' that revealed another world is possible. This book deserves the widest circulation' -- Colin Barker, author of 'Festival of the Oppressed: solidarity, reform and revolution in Poland, 1980-81'

Raquel Cardeira Varela is a Professor at New University of Lisbon, and Senior Visiting Professor at the Fluminense Federal University. She is also president of the International Association of Strikes and Social Conflicts and co-editor of its journal. She is the author of A People's History of the Portuguese Revolution (Pluto, 2018).

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ISBN 13	9780745338576
ISBN 10	0745338577
Title	A People's History of the Portuguese Revolution
Author	Raquel Varela
Series	People's History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	2019-02-20
Number of pages	352
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