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The new Spaniards /

By: Hooper, John, 1950-.
Publisher: London : Penguin, 2006Edition: 2nd ed.Description: [xix], 458 p. : maps ; 20 cm.Content type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0141016094 (pbk.); 9780141016092:; 9780141016092 (pbk.).Subject(s): Spain -- Social conditions -- 20th century | Spain -- Social conditions -- 1975- | Spain -- History -- 1975-DDC classification: 946.08
Contents:
Maps : Iberian peninsula, physical features and main towns Spain, provinces and regions -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : the change in Spain -- Part one : 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 -- Part two : 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 -- Part three : king and country. 13 : an engaging monarchy. 14 : the army : back in step. 15 : the state : more tax, but less red tape -- Part four : a fissile state. 16 : centrifugal forces. 17 : the Basques. 18 : the Catalans. 20 : the Galicians. 20 : autonomy in action -- Part five : 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 -- Part six : 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 -- Index.
Summary: The restoration of democracy in 1977 heralded a period of intense change that continues today. Focussing on issues which affect ordinary Spaniards, from housing to gambling, from changing sexual mores to rising crime rates, this study brings to life the new Spain of the 21st century.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Maps : Iberian peninsula, physical features and main towns Spain, provinces and regions -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : the change in Spain -- Part one : 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 -- Part two : 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 -- Part three : king and country. 13 : an engaging monarchy. 14 : the army : back in step. 15 : the state : more tax, but less red tape -- Part four : a fissile state. 16 : centrifugal forces. 17 : the Basques. 18 : the Catalans. 20 : the Galicians. 20 : autonomy in action -- Part five : 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 -- Part six : 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 -- Index.

The restoration of democracy in 1977 heralded a period of intense change that continues today. Focussing on issues which affect ordinary Spaniards, from housing to gambling, from changing sexual mores to rising crime rates, this study brings to life the new Spain of the 21st century.

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