Out of the Shadows: Portugal from Revolution to the Present Day by Neill Lochery
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Overview: ‘Lisbon and Portugal’s best days are behind them’ is a common theme put forward by writers who focus their attention on the golden era of Portuguese discoveries, the Empire and the role of Lisbon as a major Atlantic power. Neill Lochery’s book demonstrates that Portugal is not suffering from such inevitable decline.
Out of the Shadows is a full account of post-authoritarian democratic Portugal (1974 to Present) following the Carnation Revolution which began on April 25th 1974 and based on documentary sources, personal accounts and unpublished documents from the National Archive in Kew.
In 1974 a dramatic overnight coup led to the fall of the ‘Estado Novo’ dictatorship in Portugal – in Lisbon the events became known as the Carnation Revolution. As the colonies collapsed, the United States helped airlift 13,000 refugees from Angola back to Portugal as US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger maneuvered to advance the moderate side of the government in Lisbon over the radicals and thus guarantee US interests.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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