De Meneses Filipe Ribeiro (Maynooth University Ireland)
De Meneses Filipe Ribeiro (Maynooth University Ireland) - Salazar A Political Biography - Paperback
De Meneses Filipe Ribeiro (Maynooth University Ireland) - Salazar A Political Biography - Paperback
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Description: Salazar: A Political Biography is the definitive biography of the longstanding Portuguese dictator. Ant nio de Oliveira Salazar entered the government of Portugal when Herbert Hoover was president and ended his political career at the end of the Johnson administration. He remained in power for forty years (1928 1968) one of the longest tenures in modern history. Unlike the other great dictators of the twentieth century Salazar an academic immersed himself in the minutiae of government and administration maintaining a prodigious work rate until illness forced his retirement. He successfully managed his country's finances despite the impact of the Great Depression imposing a harsh policy of austerity. He then preserved Portugal's neutrality during the Second World War ultimately favouring Great Britain and the United States. But Salazar was at heart an extremely conservative even reactionary statesman. He relied on secrecy and a police state to maintain the order which he believed was necessary to control progress. Rejecting the anti - colonialist movements in Asia and Africa he plunged Portugal into a series of wars in Africa it could ill afford. Fully revised and updated throughout this remains the authoritative biography of a key Portuguese political leader who was a significant presence in twentieth - century politics. This book will be of interest to historians of the far right international diplomacy and Portugal.
Title: Salazar A Political Biography
Author(s): De Meneses Filipe Ribeiro (Maynooth University Ireland)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032455747
Pages: 622 Pages
Publication Date: 12/5/2023
Series: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
Category: Political Leaders & Leadership
Description: Salazar: A Political Biography is the definitive biography of the longstanding Portuguese dictator. Ant nio de Oliveira Salazar entered the government of Portugal when Herbert Hoover was president and ended his political career at the end of the Johnson administration. He remained in power for forty years (1928 1968) one of the longest tenures in modern history. Unlike the other great dictators of the twentieth century Salazar an academic immersed himself in the minutiae of government and administration maintaining a prodigious work rate until illness forced his retirement. He successfully managed his country's finances despite the impact of the Great Depression imposing a harsh policy of austerity. He then preserved Portugal's neutrality during the Second World War ultimately favouring Great Britain and the United States. But Salazar was at heart an extremely conservative even reactionary statesman. He relied on secrecy and a police state to maintain the order which he believed was necessary to control progress. Rejecting the anti - colonialist movements in Asia and Africa he plunged Portugal into a series of wars in Africa it could ill afford. Fully revised and updated throughout this remains the authoritative biography of a key Portuguese political leader who was a significant presence in twentieth - century politics. This book will be of interest to historians of the far right international diplomacy and Portugal.
Title: Salazar A Political Biography
Author(s): De Meneses Filipe Ribeiro (Maynooth University Ireland)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032455747
Pages: 622 Pages
Publication Date: 12/5/2023
Series: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
Category: Political Leaders & Leadership
