Late Modern and Contemporary History of Portugal
Code
711051127
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Luís Espinha da Silveira
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
To Know the chronology of the History of Portugal in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries;
To understand and to be able to assess the significance of the various periods of the History of Portugal in these centuries;
To Know the sources and the most relevant literature on History of Portugal during this historical period;
To be able to expose, orally and in writing, the learning outcomes, using a discourse appropriate to the discipline.
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Subject matter
The French invasions and the crisis of the Absolutist Regime
Revolution and counter-revolution. The civil war of 1832-1834
The Liberal Revolution and the origins of modernity in Portugal (1832-1851)
Regeneration: the apogee of the liberal system
The crisis of the 1890s in colonial, economic, political and identity perspectives
The last years of the Constitutional Monarchy (1893-1910)
The first phase of the First Republic: the political, religious and social fractures. Portugal and the First World War. The Sidonismo. The return of the Old Republic. The crisis of the liberal system
The Military Dictatorship. The New State in the 1930s
Portugal and World War II
The New State in Post-War: the 1950s and the 1960s. Economic and social changes. The colonial war
The Marcelist Spring
The Democratic Republic: the 25 April 1974 and the revolutionary period; the foundation of the democratic regime. The accession to C.E.E.
In retrospect: the path of modernity in Portugal
Bibliography
Amaral, Luciano (coord.), Outubro - A Revolução Republicana em Portugal (1910-1926), Lisboa, Edições 70, 2011
Ramos, Rui, Idade Contemporânea, in Rui Ramos (coord.), História de Portugal, Lisboa, A Esfera dos Livros, 2009, caps. I a V
Rezola, Maria Inácia, 25 de Abril: Mitos de uma Revolução, Lisboa, A Esfera dos Livros, 2007
Rosas, Fernando, O Estado Novo (1926-1974), Lisboa, Círculo de Leitores, 1994. Vol. 7 de História de Portugal (dir. José Mattoso)
Teaching method
Lectures designed to provide a critical approach to individual subjects
Class debates
Individual tutoring
Evaluation method
Assessment elements: a written exam (which will weight 40% of the final grade); a written essay between 15 000 and 20 000 characters long, including spaces and footnotes but excluding the final references (40% of the final grade) and the participation in class debates (20% of the final grade).