Lisbon rising : urban social movements in the portuguese revolution, 1974-75 / Pedro Ramos Pinto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramos Pinto, Pedro.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements--Portugal--Lisbon--History--20th century.

Social movements.

Democratization--Portugal--History--20th century.

Democratization.

History.

Portugal--History--Revolution, 1974.

Portugal.

Portugal--Lisbon.

Physical Description:

xix, 252 pages : illustrations, maps. ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Urban social movements in the portuguese revolution, 1974-75

Place of Publication:

Manchester : New York : Manchester University Press, 2013.

Summary:

Lisbon rising explores the role of a widespread urban social movement in Portugal's revolution and transition to democracy. The emergence of a grassroots movement of the urban poor held the promise that the revolution would deliver a truly popular and socialist democracy. Many thousands participated in democratic neighbourhood assemblies deciding the fate of the city, they built houses, schools and hospitals, and occupied thousands of apartments. Yet, while the movement remains to this day a symbol of the possibilities of grassroots democracy, little is known about how it appeared, what role it played in the Carnation Revolution, and why it disappeared after 1975. Drawing on newly available sources, Lisbon rising challenges the long-established view that civil society in southern Europe was weak, arguing that popular movements had an important and autonomous role in democratisation, and inviting us to rethink the role of popular agency in the history and theory of transitions. Lisbon rising will be of interest to students and scholars of twentieth-century European history, as well as of democratisation, social movements and citizenship in political science and sociology. Book jacket.

Contents:

1. Introduction: the Carnation Revolution revisited

2. The new state and the transformation of urban citizenship, 1926-74

3. From rights to action: April to December 1974

4. Building a movement: September 1974 to June 1975

5. The street and the ballot box: June to November 1975

6. Urban social movements and the making of Portuguese democracy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0719085446

9780719085444

OCLC:

849248303