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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. When Kenneth Maxwell-the world's foremost historian of Portuguese democracy-stood before audiences in Sao Paulo, Lisbon, and Harvard in 2024, he wasn't just delivering academic lectures. He was connecting the threads of a revolutionary story that spans centuries and continents, linking the 1974 Portuguese Revolution to the great urban reconstructions that reshaped Europe. This is history with global reach and contemporary urgency. From the ashes of Lisbon's devastating 1755 earthquake to the democratic revolution that toppled Europe's longest-lasting dictatorship in 1974, Maxwell reveals how Portugal has repeatedly reinvented itself through crisis. But this isn't just Portuguese history-it's the story of how visionary leaders from the Marquis of Pombal to modern democrats have transformed catastrophe into opportunity. What connects these seemingly disparate events?How did the rebuilding of Lisbon after 1755 parallel the great reconstructions of London and Paris?Why was the 1974 Portuguese Revolution the "first democratic revolution of the 20th century"?How did Portugal's decolonization reshape global politics and inspire liberation movements worldwide?What can the Portuguese experience teach us about democracy, revolution, and renewal?Drawing from exclusive keynote lectures delivered across three continents, this bilingual collection (English and Portuguese) captures Maxwell at his most insightful. From a rare 1964 essay providing a snapshot of Portugal a decade before revolution to his latest analysis of democratic transformation, these pages chronicle both a nation's journey and a historian's lifelong dedication to understanding it. "Kenneth Maxwell is the doyen of historians of the revolution, decolonization and Portuguese democracy." -Carlos Gaspar, Portuguese Institute of International Relations "Kenneth Maxwell has ensured that the first democratic revolution of the 20th century and its international consequences are alive and kicking." -Carlos Gaspar For anyone seeking to understand how democracy emerges from dictatorship, how nations rebuild from catastrophe, and how Portugal's story connects to the broader currents of global history. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In 18th-century Rio de Janeiro, the line between legal and illegal wasn't just blurred-it was deliberately erased when convenient. Ernst Pijning's Controlling Contraband exposes the fascinating double game played by Portuguese colonial authorities who publicly condemned smuggling while privately orchestrating it. This isn't your typical dry academic treatment of trade policy. Pijning has uncovered a world where corruption wasn't a bug in the system - it was a feature. Drawing from court records, government documents, and contemporary literature, he reveals how contraband became the lifeblood of colonial Brazil, tolerated and even encouraged when it served the right interests. What makes this book essential reading: The Portuguese Empire's official trade monopolies were largely fiction. Pijning demonstrates how colonial officials systematically looked the other way-or actively participated-when contraband served their economic and political needs. This wasn't chaos; it was calculated pragmatism that kept the colonial economy afloat. The book tackles three explosive questions: How did illegal trade actually build 18th-century Brazilian society?What was Portugal's real strategy for "controlling" contraband (hint: it wasn't control)?Who held the power to decide when laws mattered-and when they didn't?Pijning overturns conventional wisdom about Brazil-Portugal relations, revealing a colonial system built on contradiction and compromise. Controlling Contraband shows us that understanding the illegal economy isn't just about crime-it's about understanding how power really worked in colonial Brazil. For anyone fascinated by the gap between official policy and messy reality, this book delivers insights that resonate far beyond the 18th century. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. When disaster strikes, cities reveal their true character-not in how they fall, but in how they rise again. This compelling study examines three pivotal moments when catastrophe became catalyst, transforming London, Lisbon, and Paris into the modern metropolises we know today. From the flames that consumed medieval London in 1666 to the earth-shattering quake that leveled Lisbon in 1755, to Napoleon III's ambitious reimagining of Paris-each crisis sparked radical reinvention. London, 1666: The Great Fire didn't just destroy four-fifths of the medieval city-it cleared the way for Christopher Wren's architectural revolution and the birth of modern urban planning. Lisbon, 1755: The most powerful earthquake in European history-three times more devastating than Krakatoa-didn't just flatten Portugal's capital. It launched the Enlightenment's first experiment in rational city design, creating Europe's most modern urban grid. Paris, 1850s-1870s: Napoleon III and his iron-willed prefect Baron Haussmann didn't just modernize a city-they invented the template for every major urban renewal project that followed, carving boulevards through medieval neighborhoods and creating the Paris of light and air we recognize today. Drawing from Dr. Kenneth Maxwell's acclaimed Harvard lecture, this trilingual study reveals how political ambition, social upheaval, and visionary leadership converged to reshape three of Europe's greatest cities. More than urban history, it's a masterclass in how societies transform crisis into opportunity-and how the cities we build reflect the civilizations we aspire to become. Available in English, French, and Portuguese-the languages of the three cities that dared to rebuild themselves from scratch. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This book highlights the September 26, 2024 seminar of The Sir Richard Williams Foundation which was entitled: "Enhancing and Accelerating the Integrated Force: An Operational Perspective." This seminar focused on how the force in being or the ready force was focused on improving its capability, its survivability and lethality for the fight tonight. For such a focus, one needs a sense of urgency for how to improve the force in the short to mid-term, rather than over emphasizing the long-term future and future force structure planning. In addition to the seminar report, Dr. Robbin Laird conducted several in-depth interviews with ADF members and Australian strategic analysts concerning priorities in enhancing the ADF as a force ready to "fight tonight." The current government has crafted a number of long-range plans to shape a new ADF a decade out, but this seminar and the book focus on short and mid-term modernization versus long-term restructuring. How to think about ADF modernization from a shorter-term perspective to deal with pressing challenges in the Indo-Pacific region? How does shaping modernization via adding autonomous systems and steady transformation of joint enablers such as ISR, C2, and EW capabilities change how to view longer-range force planning? As John Blaxland, Professor of International Security and Intelligence Studies and Director of the Australian National University's North America Liaison Office, based at the Australian Embassy in Washington DC., has written about the book: "The indefatigable Robbin Laird is at it again, providing a unique service to Australian defence and to the U.S.-Australia alliance, with enduring insights arising from the 2024 Williams Foundation seminar and beyond. "In The Australian Defence Force: Meeting the Modernization Challenges, Robbin Laird updates us on the work covered in his previous book, Australia and Indo-Pacific Defence: Anchoring a Way Ahead (2023). That work provided much more than just an overview of material covered at the previous Williams Foundation seminar. His lucid distillation of the key issues and challenges related to Australia and Indo-Pacific defence, spanning air, land, sea and beyond, warrant re-reading. It also sets up the reader for the contrast which follows in this volume. "Laird's new work focuses on the rub points arising from trying to implement long term strategic choices for acquiring next generation military capabilities, while being required to manage ongoing day-to-day operational requirements for the Australian Defence Force - a force which finds itself increasingly challenged. Laird explains this as 'a case study in the clash between force design for an envisaged force and the need to enhance the force in being to deal with the world as it is.' "This book highlights the enduring challenge faced by a democracy in getting the politics right while facing short political cycles and competing national priorities which inhibit government willingness to spend on defence. This reflects the age old 'guns' versus 'butter' dilemma faced by governments elected not on what might happen on the international stage, but on what they have done so far on the domestic front. "Laird captures the essence of the challenge for defence readiness whereby exquisite platforms are no longer the sole focus, and in planning for continent-spanning defence capabilities, how to build combat mass effectively. The challenge is a significant one in light of the scale of the emergent security issues in the Indo-Pacific to which Australia may be required to respond and the reluctance of governments to spend to match their rhetoric with reality." This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. When Kenneth Maxwell-the world's foremost historian of Portuguese democracy-stood before audiences in Sao Paulo, Lisbon, and Harvard in 2024, he wasn't just delivering academic lectures. He was connecting the threads of a revolutionary story that spans centuries and continents, linking the 1974 Portuguese Revolution to the great urban reconstructions that reshaped Europe. This is history with global reach and contemporary urgency. From the ashes of Lisbon's devastating 1755 earthquake to the democratic revolution that toppled Europe's longest-lasting dictatorship in 1974, Maxwell reveals how Portugal has repeatedly reinvented itself through crisis. But this isn't just Portuguese history-it's the story of how visionary leaders from the Marquis of Pombal to modern democrats have transformed catastrophe into opportunity. What connects these seemingly disparate events?How did the rebuilding of Lisbon after 1755 parallel the great reconstructions of London and Paris?Why was the 1974 Portuguese Revolution the "first democratic revolution of the 20th century"?How did Portugal's decolonization reshape global politics and inspire liberation movements worldwide?What can the Portuguese experience teach us about democracy, revolution, and renewal?Drawing from exclusive keynote lectures delivered across three continents, this bilingual collection (English and Portuguese) captures Maxwell at his most insightful. From a rare 1964 essay providing a snapshot of Portugal a decade before revolution to his latest analysis of democratic transformation, these pages chronicle both a nation's journey and a historian's lifelong dedication to understanding it. "Kenneth Maxwell is the doyen of historians of the revolution, decolonization and Portuguese democracy." -Carlos Gaspar, Portuguese Institute of International Relations "Kenneth Maxwell has ensured that the first democratic revolution of the 20th century and its international consequences are alive and kicking." -Carlos Gaspar For anyone seeking to understand how democracy emerges from dictatorship, how nations rebuild from catastrophe, and how Portugal's story connects to the broader currents of global history. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In 18th-century Rio de Janeiro, the line between legal and illegal wasn't just blurred-it was deliberately erased when convenient. Ernst Pijning's Controlling Contraband exposes the fascinating double game played by Portuguese colonial authorities who publicly condemned smuggling while privately orchestrating it. This isn't your typical dry academic treatment of trade policy. Pijning has uncovered a world where corruption wasn't a bug in the system - it was a feature. Drawing from court records, government documents, and contemporary literature, he reveals how contraband became the lifeblood of colonial Brazil, tolerated and even encouraged when it served the right interests. What makes this book essential reading: The Portuguese Empire's official trade monopolies were largely fiction. Pijning demonstrates how colonial officials systematically looked the other way-or actively participated-when contraband served their economic and political needs. This wasn't chaos; it was calculated pragmatism that kept the colonial economy afloat. The book tackles three explosive questions: How did illegal trade actually build 18th-century Brazilian society?What was Portugal's real strategy for "controlling" contraband (hint: it wasn't control)?Who held the power to decide when laws mattered-and when they didn't?Pijning overturns conventional wisdom about Brazil-Portugal relations, revealing a colonial system built on contradiction and compromise. Controlling Contraband shows us that understanding the illegal economy isn't just about crime-it's about understanding how power really worked in colonial Brazil. For anyone fascinated by the gap between official policy and messy reality, this book delivers insights that resonate far beyond the 18th century. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.