“ …the remarkable and unexpected outbreak of revolution in post 1950 western Europe has at last found a chronicler equal to the task of unraveling its complexity…”
Tom Gallagher - South European Society and Politics

“Maxwell provides a fascinating account, succinct yet comprehensive, of the turmoil that followed the April 1974 coup that overthrew what was left of the authoritarian regime built by António Salazar.”
Stanley Hoffman - Foreign Affairs


“This potent and persuasive combination of academic strength and literary merit forcefully suggests that this monograph fully deserves to become standard reading for all students of Portuguese history and politics.”
Ronald Cueto - International Affairs


“The book is a brilliant recapitulation of how the process (of transition) unfolded.”
João Carlos Espada - Público (Lisbon)