{"product_id":"9781472934208","title":"Out of the Shadows : Portugal from Revolution to the Present Day","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOut of the Shadows\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Neill Lochery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lisbon and Portugal's best days are behind it\" 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 inevitable decline. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of the Shadows \u003c\/i\u003eis a full account of post-authoritarian democratic Portugal following the revolution of April 1974. From the outset it was clear to the author that this was not simply going to be a book about Portugal. One of the major misunderstandings of the post-revolution era has been the over concentration on domestic over international factors in helping to shape its story. The United States regarded the Revolution as a strategic threat to its interests in Europe both in terms of losing Portugal to the Soviet Union and the potential domino effect of this on the rest of Southern and Western Europe. Having emerged from its financial crisis and bail out and thus \"out of the shadows,\" this is a country of great relevance to Europe today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeticulously researched, based on documentary sources as well as personal accounts of witnesses to the events described, \u003ci\u003eOut of the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e makes clear how significant Portugal has been and remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Distilling an enormous quantity of research, [Lochery] has rendered a fascinating and readable account of this small country’s role in World War II, protected, as it was, by its wily champion.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal on LISBON\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A lively, accessible and hair-raising history revealing every sordid detail of Lisbon during World War II--a time and place that many have chosen to forget in order to save face.\" - \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness on LISBON\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] revealing political history . . . Lochery delivers a vivid picture of the Byzantine mid-20th-century politics in this increasingly important yet chronically overlooked nation.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on BRAZIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472934208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40603741913294,"sku":"9781472934208","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_db0e52fa-15b6-4cd5-8a75-e14162bc525d.jpg?v=1638062609","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472934208","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}