{"product_id":"the-carnation-revolution-the-day-portugals-dictatorship-fell-9780861547548","title":"The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal's Dictatorship Fell","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new history of the Portugal's Carnation Revolution on its fiftieth anniversary\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 April 1974, Lisbon. Over the course of a single day, Europe's oldest fascist regime falls. On its 50th anniversary, this is the story of the revolution that changed Portugal forever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Carnation Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a political thriller.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the night of 24 April 1974, at five minutes to eleven, a Lisbon radio station broadcasts Portugal's Eurovision entry. By 6.20 p.m. the next day, Europe's oldest fascist regime has fallen. Hardly a shot has been fired. As citizens pour into the streets, they offer carnations to the revolutionary soldiers. For the first time in forty-eight years, Portugal is free. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Carnation Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e winds through the streets of Lisbon as the revolution unfolds, revealing the myriad acts of ordinary and extraordinary resistance that made 25 April possible. It's the story of daring escapes from five-storey prisons, soldiers disobeying their officers' orders and simple acts of courage by thousands of citizens. It's the story of how a group of young captains felled a globe-spanning empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I feel like I've been waiting three decades for precisely this book.'\u003cb\u003e Lara Pawson, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is the Place to Be\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A brilliantly detailed and evocative account of a revolution unlike any other.'\u003cb\u003e Helder Macedo, Emeritus Professor of Portuguese, King's College London\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A gripping account of an episode in European history that should be better known.' \u003cb\u003eCatherine Fletcher, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty and the Terror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A thrilling and inspiring page-turner.'\u003cb\u003e Richard Zimler, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Kabbalist of Lisbon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Fernandes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oneworld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.90w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780861547548","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43293744693385,"sku":"9780861547548","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_1cc2bd40-a9e2-45f7-aee8-03e49e6240ff.jpg?v=1737441062","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-carnation-revolution-the-day-portugals-dictatorship-fell-9780861547548","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}