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The new Spaniards / John Hooper.

Title
The new Spaniards / John Hooper.
Author
Hooper, John, 1950-
Publication
London ; New York : Penguin, 2006.

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Description
458 p. : maps; 20 cm.
Summary
John Hooper's portrayal of the new Spanish society explores the causes behind the changes, from crime to education, gambling to changing sexual mores. This new, up-to-date edition is the essential guide to understanding twenty-first-century Spain: a land of paradox, progress, and social change. --from publisher description.
Subject
  • Since 1939
  • Geschichte 1975-2005
  • Sociaal-economische situatie
  • Politieke situatie
  • Spain > Social conditions > 1939-1975
  • Spain > Social conditions > 1975-
  • Spain > History > 1939-1975
  • Spain > History > 1975-
  • Spanje
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Previous ed.: 1995.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction : the change in Spain -- Pt. 1. The making of a new Spain -- 1. From hunger to prosperity -- 2. From dictatorship to democracy -- 3. The centre falls apart -- 4. Socialist Spain -- 5. Not-so-socialist Spain -- 6. Conservative Spain -- 7. Legacies, memories and phantoms -- Pt. 2. Private domains -- 8. Belief and the church : emptying pews -- 9. Sex : from Francoist prudery to gay marriages -- 10. Men and women : machismo meltdown -- 11. Family values and home truths -- 12. Living on the edge -- Pt. 3. King and country -- 13. An engaging monarchy -- 14. The army : back in step -- 15. The state : more tax, but less red tape -- Pt. 4. A fissile state -- 16. Centrifugal forces -- 17. The Basques -- 18. The Catalans -- 19. The Galicians -- 20. Autonomy in action -- Pt. 5. A changing society -- 21. New arrivals and old prejudices -- 22. Welfare : the Spanish exception -- 23. Education : more aspiration than achievement -- 24. Housing : through the roof -- 25. Law and disorder -- Pt. 6. New perspectives -- 26. The press : more influence than readers -- 27. New waves : TV and radio -- 28. A cultural revolution -- 29. Arts and artists : no limits -- 30. Changing traditions : flamenco and bullfighting -- 31. The new Spaniards.
ISBN
  • 0141016094 (pbk.)
  • 9780141016092 (pbk.)
OCLC
  • 68770137
  • SCSB-10865058
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library