Wikipedia page about this book: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_Contempor%C3%A2neo

Release date is 2023-10-13

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"Portugal contemporaneo, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by J. P. Oliveira Martins is a historiographical work published in 1881. This volume combines historical analysis with social criticism, examining Portugal through the lens of a dissatisfied intellectual from the Generation of '70. Written during the era of positivist scientific history and influenced by Hegelian philosophy, the work presents a critical perspective on Portuguese society's evolution. Through dramatically titled chapters like "The Corpse of the Nation," Martins analyzes his country's trajectory toward what he envisioned as inevitable democratic equality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Originally published: Lisboa: Livr. de Antonio Maria Pereira, 1895