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Book Reviews

Portugal and the West

BY JAMIE FOSTER From British Ultimatum to Utopian Revolt, 1890-1975: Social Volatility, National Assertion, and Nervous Collapse In the pantheon of contemporary historical scholarship, few works possess the daring revisionist verve and profound erudition of Professor Tom Gallagher’s Portugal and the West: From British Ultimatum to Utopian Revolt, 1890-1975. This is not merely a book; it is a magisterial and sweeping geopolitical exegesis, the culmination of … Continue reading Portugal and the West

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Europe

How Portugal Became Inoculated Against 21st Century Revolution

BY TOM GALLAGHER Portugal is already a year into lavish anniversary commemorations of a revolution that occurred unexpectedly in 1974-75. Perhaps its culminating point was in March 1975 when sweeping nationalisations of industry and banking, as well as land, occurred. It was the most radical advance of state power into the private economic realm seen anywhere in Western Europe since 1945 and, arguably, the Portuguese … Continue reading How Portugal Became Inoculated Against 21st Century Revolution

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International

Ordinary Spaniards Fuel Conservative Revival

BY TOM GALLAGHER Spaniards head for the polls on 28 April after an election when, for the first time since the restoration of democracy in 1977, a strong Christian perspective is being offered by one of the main contenders. Vox is a national conservative party which argues that Spain must re-embrace common sense after decades when winning the approval of a range of radical minorities, … Continue reading Ordinary Spaniards Fuel Conservative Revival

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