{"product_id":"a-peoples-history-of-portugal-9780745351605","title":"A People's History of Portugal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In the best traditions of \"history from below\", Raquel Varela and Roberto della Santa restore two hundred years of class struggle in Portugal to where it belongs' \u003c\/b\u003eAndy Durgan, historian and author of \u003ci\u003eVolunteers for the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A remarkable achievement - sweeping in scope, beautifully written, and politically alive on every page' \u003c\/b\u003eYassamine Mather, Middle East Centre, University of Oxford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Forceful, vigorous, and passionate' \u003c\/b\u003eRicardo Antunes, Professor of Sociology at University of Campinas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA People's History of Portugal\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs the last two hundred years of class struggle in Portugal. Raquel Varela and Roberto della Santa examine the material conditions of its people - examining the real causes of the revolutionary waves and counter-revolutionary backlash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting in the early nineteenth century, the theme of colonialism and its antithesis runs through the narrative, as working-class life was closely entwined with Portuguese colonial exploitation. Despite relatively slow industrial development, Portuguese people spearheaded a surprisingly vigorous radical culture of dissent, eventually sparking a social and political revolution in 1974. More recently, Portugal's inclusion in the European Union has put its people in a neoliberal stranglehold that stifles democracy to this day. Are the working people of Portugal able to carry the memory of the revolutionary past into its future? This is a history of, and for, the people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaquel Varela\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at New University of Lisbon, and Honorary Fellow at the International Institute for Social History. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA People's History of the Portuguese Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA People's History of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, and the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e, with Robson Villalba.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoberto della Santa\u003c\/b\u003e is an Integrated Researcher at the Open University of Lisbon, and Scientific Co-Coordinator of the OCVT\/UNL. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe 25th of April Began in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorking and Living in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlobal Labour Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (in Portuguese).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raquel Varela,Roberto Della Santa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e People's History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745351605","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717410869385,"sku":"9780745351605","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_82e45596-c41b-44e8-8c49-ea72198dd051.jpg?v=1778613192","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-peoples-history-of-portugal-9780745351605","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}