num_pages: 288
description: A masterly portrait of contemporary Spainfully revised, expanded, and updated  Modern-day Spain is a country changing at bewildering speed. In less than half a century, a predominantly rural society has been transformed into a mainly urban one. A dictatorship has become a democracy. A once-repressed society is being spoken of as a future Sweden of the Mediterranean. John Hooper's outstanding portrayal of the new Spanish society explores the causes behind these 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.
language: English
title: The Spaniards: A Portrait of the New Spain
titlecomplete: The Spaniards: A Portrait of the New Spain
genres: History, Cultural, Travel, Sociology, Spanish Literature, Anthropology, Spain, School, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 1014
publisher: Penguin Books