LEADER 03406oam 2200505K 450 001 9910823996603321 005 20230124195652.0 010 $a1-000-30776-X 010 $a1-000-23588-2 010 $a0-429-30268-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000008701131 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5813696 035 $a(OCoLC)1107880320$z(OCoLC)1108321758 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1107880320 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9780429302688 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000008701131 100 $a20190711d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||unuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPortugal $efrom monarchy to pluralist democracy /$fWalter C. Opello, Jr 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$a[Place of publication not identified] :$cRoutledge,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (x, 177 pages) 225 1 $aNations of contemporary Western Europe 311 $a0-367-28393-X 311 $a0-367-29939-9 327 $aIntroduction -- Topography and Climate -- Portuguese Society -- From Castilian Province to Portuguese Republic -- Corporatists and Monarchists Versus Republicans -- Downfall of the New State -- Consolidation of Democracy -- The Economy -- Portugal and the Wider World -- Whither Portugal? 330 $aTwo basic processes--industrialization and the emergence of the nation-state--have marked the evolution of many modern societies, particularly in Western Europe. Industrialization broadened the class structure of societies. With the new classes came demands for political power and influence, demands that were vigorously resisted by the ruling monarchies and landowning aristocracies. And with these demands came upheaval and, eventually, new forms of democratic social and political organization. In Portugal's transition from absolutist monarchy to pluralist democracy can be found an example of these transformative processes at work. Yet the experience of this nation has been largely neglected in discussions of Western European politics. With Portugal: From Monarchy to Pluralist Democracy, Walter C. Opello, Jr., brings the transformation of Portugal into sharp focus and, in doing so, offers interesting insights into the problems of forming a democratic regime. This profile traces Portugal's transition to democracy within the broader context of its historical development as a nation-state, documenting the effects of absolutism, imperialism, centralization, class and regional cleavages, and late industrialization on the Portuguese people, their polity, economy, and society. Exploring the themes that have shaped the development of Portugal's democratic structures, Professor Opello also assesses the future viability of these structures in light of the country's nondemocratic legacies. 410 0$aWestview profiles.$pNations of contemporary Western Europe. 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General$2bisacsh 606 $aRepresentative government and representation$zPortugal$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aPortugal$xPolitics and government 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General 615 0$aRepresentative government and representation$xHistory 676 $a320.9469 700 $aOpello$b Walter C$0244302 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823996603321 996 $aPortugal$94062634 997 $aUNINA