In Search of Modern Portugal: The Revolution and Its Consequences

On April 25, 1974, a group of junior officers in the Portuguese armed forces led a bloodless revolution that toppled the right-wing dictatorship.

Portugal plunged into a period of social conflict out of which emerged a parliamentary democracy. This collection of essays, edited by Lawrence S. Graham and Douglas L. Wheeler, analyzes the internal and international conditions that led to the revolution and the postrevolutionary upheaval that produced the current government. This volume will be of special interest to scholars and students of Iberian and European politics, history, and government, as well as readers interested in evolution and social change.