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Portugal: The Impossible Revolution?

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August 7th, 2005 by libcom

Phil Mailer of Solidarity's excellent history and analysis of the Portuguese Revolution from 1974-1976.

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  • Introduction
  • I. The First Week
  • II. The Background
  • III. The First Three Months
  • IV. The Return to Reality
  • V. The Upsurge
  • VI. The Agrarian Struggles
  • VII. The Political Chessboard
  • VIII. The MFA
  • IX. Urban Struggles
  • X. The Elections and Beyond
  • XI. The Elections and Beyond
  • XII. Crises
  • XIII. The Situation in the Class
  • XIV. De-Socialisation
  • XV. November
  • XVI. A Balance Sheet
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Portugal: The Impossible Revolution?

  • Introduction
  • I. The First Week
  • II. The Background
  • III. The First Three Months
  • IV. The Return to Reality
  • V. The Upsurge
  • VI. The Agrarian Struggles
  • VII. The Political Chessboard
  • VIII. The MFA
  • IX. Urban Struggles
  • X. The Elections and Beyond
  • XI. The Elections and Beyond
  • XII. Crises
  • XIII. The Situation in the Class
  • XIV. De-Socialisation
  • XV. November
  • XVI. A Balance Sheet
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