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Salazar
A nuanced and thoughtful biography of the elusive, much debated Portuguese dictator.
Salazar
The only complete political biography by a major Portuguese historian.
Antonio, We Know You
ANTONIO, WE KNOW YOU follows the life of a migrant farmworker kidnapped at age four, trafficked through age ten at a famous California Ranch, until being saved from an attempted suicide and taken under Cesar Chavez's wing. Antonio eventually graduated from law school, become a labor lawyer, and found the strength and resilience to be reunited with his long-lost family after 24 years. Antonio aims to offer hope in desperate circumstances in sharing the legacy of his family and reflecting the dignity and sacrifices of their difficult Chicano life.
The Portugal of Salazar
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Salazar
"Salazar: A Political Biography, is the definitive biography of the longstanding Portuguese dictator. António 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 p...
Salazar and His Work
Published in French as Salazar et son oeuvre. Collected from the original essays written by Marcel De Corte, Pierre Gaxotte and Gustave Thibon in 1956.
Portugal
Diversity is the spice of life, and the highly regarded Cultures of the World series celebrates just that in fully updated, and expanded editions. As has always been true of these outstanding titles, an abundance of vibrant photographs -- including those new to this edition -- stimulate the imaginations of young readers as they travel the globe. A new chapter on the environment focuses on politics and economics as well as on endangered species and the effects of industrialization. Additional authentic recipes add general interest while new maps offer further, easy-to-find facts in About the Geography, About the Culture and About the Economy sections.
The Great Escape That Changed Africa's Future
This is the story of the dramatic clandestine escape, in June of 1961, of sixty African students from Portugal across Spain and into France. Most were Angolan intellectuals. Some were from Mozambique and others from Guinea-Bissau, the Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé-and-Principe. Soon after the first anti-colonial armed rebellions broke out in Angola (March 1961), the student community in Portugal suffered increasing harassment by the Portuguese political police. Passports were confiscated and some arrests of suspected student leaders occurred. Many students - men and women - decided to flee Portugal illegally. It was risky business. False passports from friendly African countries had to ...
