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Gallagher Tom - Salazar The Dictator Who Refused To Die - Paperback
Gallagher Tom - Salazar The Dictator Who Refused To Die - Paperback
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Description: Fifty years after his death Portugal's Salazar remains a controversial and enigmatic figure whose conservative and authoritarian legacy still divides opinion. Some see him as a reactionary and oppressive figure who kept Portugal backward while others praise his honesty patriotism and dedication to duty. Contemporary radicals are wary of his unabashed elitism and scepticism about social progress but many conservatives give credit to his persistent warnings about the threats to Western civilisation from runaway materialism and endless experimentation. For a dictator Salazar's end was anti - climactic a domestic accident. But during his nearly four decades in power he survived less through reliance on force and more through guile and charm. This probing biography charts the highs and lows of Salazar's rule from rescuing Portugal's finances and keeping his strategically - placed nation out of World War II to maintaining a police state while resisting the winds of change in Africa. It explores Salazar's long - running suspicion of and conflict with the United States and how he kept Hitler and Mussolini at arm's length while persuading his fellow dictator Franco not to enter the war on their side. Iberia expert Tom Gallagher brings to life a complex leader who deserves to be far better known.
Title: Salazar The Dictator Who Refused To Die
Author(s): Gallagher Tom
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781787388291
Pages: 360 Pages
Publication Date: 10/1/2022
Category: Political Structures: Totalitarianism & Dictatorship
Description: Fifty years after his death Portugal's Salazar remains a controversial and enigmatic figure whose conservative and authoritarian legacy still divides opinion. Some see him as a reactionary and oppressive figure who kept Portugal backward while others praise his honesty patriotism and dedication to duty. Contemporary radicals are wary of his unabashed elitism and scepticism about social progress but many conservatives give credit to his persistent warnings about the threats to Western civilisation from runaway materialism and endless experimentation. For a dictator Salazar's end was anti - climactic a domestic accident. But during his nearly four decades in power he survived less through reliance on force and more through guile and charm. This probing biography charts the highs and lows of Salazar's rule from rescuing Portugal's finances and keeping his strategically - placed nation out of World War II to maintaining a police state while resisting the winds of change in Africa. It explores Salazar's long - running suspicion of and conflict with the United States and how he kept Hitler and Mussolini at arm's length while persuading his fellow dictator Franco not to enter the war on their side. Iberia expert Tom Gallagher brings to life a complex leader who deserves to be far better known.
Title: Salazar The Dictator Who Refused To Die
Author(s): Gallagher Tom
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781787388291
Pages: 360 Pages
Publication Date: 10/1/2022
Category: Political Structures: Totalitarianism & Dictatorship
