The New Spaniards

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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. 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.