{"product_id":"9781137583673","title":"From Dictatorship to Democracy in Twentieth-Century Portugal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFrom Dictatorship to Democracy in Twentieth-Century Portugal\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCosta, Raphael\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book examines Portugal’s transition from dictatorship  to democracy by focusing on Lourinhã’s urbanization and economic development  since 1966. Since 1966, Lourinhã’s urban landscape has transformed as Portugal  democratized. From a rural town with little infrastructure and few  institutions in 1966, Lourinhã emerged by 2001 as a modern European town. This  work highlights key areas of economic and urban development and argues that  Lourinhã’s political culture became more institutional, creating a withering  expectation of citizen participation in local development, as Portugal  transitioned from dictatorship to democracy. Raphael Costa asks whether  Portugal was on the path towards democracy before 1974, and if the rapid shift  to democracy was the blessing it appeared to be by the 1990s. Did  democratization ultimately disenfranchise the Portuguese in important ways?  This work uses Lourinhã's development as an example of the Portuguese  experience to argue that the CarnationRevolution, although a watershed in Portugal's  politico-cultural evolution, should not be understood as the moment when  democracy came to Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-02-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137583673\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-58368-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 271\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752882499724,"sku":"9781137583673","price":76.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137583673.jpg?v=1775962380","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781137583673","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}