{"product_id":"portugal-in-the-21st-century-paperback","title":"Portugal in the 21st Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNuno Monteiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePatr?cia Silva\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePedro C. Magalh?es\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortugal in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough yet accessible picture of contemporary Portugal in the first two decades of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt examines and elucidates Portugal's recent trajectory, its current position, and the main challenges it faces through an examination of the principal dimensions of cultural, economic, political, and social development in the country. Bringing together some of the foremost Portuguese experts in each of these areas, it draws on a diverse knowledge across the social sciences and humanities - including anthropologists, art historians, economists, historians, legal scholars, literary scholars, political scientists, biologists, and sociologists - to create a multidimensional portrait of contemporary Portuguese society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganised into nine substantive chapters - each of which covers a major area of Portugal's contemporary existence - from its national identity and political system to its economy, scientific, literary, and artistic production.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOpens with a general introduction providing historical context, and a chapter on Portuguese national identity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThematic chapters focus on social, political, economic, and cultural developments of the last two decades.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a comprehensive, erudite yet accessible introduction to contemporary Portugal and is essential reading for students, scholars, and readers interested in Portugal, Portuguese and Southern European politics and culture, Iberian, or Iberian-American studies and more broadly to European and Comparative Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives (CC-BY-ND) 4.0 license.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNuno Monteiro\u003c\/b\u003e was Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrícia Silva\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor and a researcher at the Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies Research Centre (GOVCOPP), at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePedro C. Magalhães\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon, Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753098248480,"sku":"9781032784632","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ec60e3f009a8db9ef10976c60f396792.webp?v=1780012557","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/portugal-in-the-21st-century-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}