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John Hooper (Author)
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Publication Date: 26 Oct 2006 | ISBN-10: 0141016094 | ISBN-13: 978-0141016092 | Edition: 2nd Revised edition

A fully revised, expanded and updated edition of this masterly portrayal of contemporary Spain.

The restoration of democracy in 1977 heralded a period of intense change that continues today. Spain has become a land of extraordinary paradoxes in which traditional attitudes and contemporary preoccupations exist side by side. Focussing on issues which affect ordinary Spaniards, from housing to gambling, from changing sexual mores to rising crime rates. John Hooper's fascinating study brings to life the new Spain of the twenty-first century.

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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; 2nd Revised edition edition (26 Oct 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0141016094
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141016092
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.1 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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Unputdownable . . . A must for anyone . . . who wants to know what Spain is really like. ("New Statesman", London)

Hooper . . . not only knows where Spain has been in recent decades and centuries, but he also has an impressively authoritative view of where exactly it is today and where it is headed. ("The Washington Post")

About the Author

John Hooper's experience as a foreign correspondent spans more than 25 years. He has lived in every major capital in western Europe - Paris, Madrid, Rome and Berlin - and speaks fluently all five major languages of western Europe. John Hooper is currently Rome correspondent for The Economist and the Guardian.
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79 of 80 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal if you want to explore Spain from your armchair! 14 May 2001
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Hooper has managed to paint, inside five hundred colourless pages of text, a magnificent picture of Spain's vivacity, culture and history. As a student of Spanish, this is one of the best general accounts of Spain that I have read. Not only does it contain detailed information about every possible aspect of Spanish life, culture, history or geography, but Hooper manages to present the material in a logical and intriguing manner. Indeed, apart from being readable from cover to cover - although you may wish to set aside a few weeks for this task - the book can be consulted via an index as a type of "Encyclopedia of Spain." Useful explanatory footnotes are also provided throughout.

I would thoroughly recommend this as a general history of Spain, a general - but detailed - introduction to Spain and her ways, for a hispanophile, or anyone who wishes to discover "the real Spain" in the comfort of their own home.

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous review of Spanish life 21 Aug 2000
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I read this book before going for a year to Spain. I read it again when I returned and couldn't believe the accuracy of it. While Hooper offers critical analysis of the country, it is nevertheless obvious that this is a place he feels deep affection for. That is what makes it special.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A simple straight forward account of modern Spanish history and culture. 9 Dec 2010
By H. Defriend
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Rarely does one find a non-fiction book that demands you read the next chapter but this is one.

I've been living in Spain for the last seven years struggling, in my senior years, to learn Spanish. The government finances an elementary programme of language and culture for foreigners. The language lessons progress at the speed of the least able student and the cultural element focuses on festivals.

What's missing from the government courses is all that this small volume contains; history, politics, sociology, scandals and sex.

Without adequate Spanish it's well nigh impossible to understand why Spain is unique and what does and does not motivate its people.

Read together with "Ghosts of Spain" by Giles Tremlett the reader will come to understand modern Spain as only an informed outsider could.

If you live in Spain or intend to, this is a MUST READ.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Spain chopped into facts and figures
In The New Spaniards you will find that the Spaniards of the title are themselves largely absent. What you get instead is a study of various aspects of Spanish life including the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Robert Marsland
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Choice, particularly for Ex Pats Living in Spain.
This is a first rate book for covering so much of Spain as she is now and how she got there. The speed of change in so many areas is mind blowing but the book explains so much not... Read more
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I loved the first edition and bought the latest edition for a friend. Now, looking to upload it to my Kindle, it costs more. Why?
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Each country is unique in its own way; to paraphrase Tolstoy a bit. Of the 200 plus countries in the United Nations, probably only 20 or so have had an identity, and a consequent... Read more
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The New Spaniards contains both the enticing writing of the journalist and the thorough evidence based approach of the academic historian. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2011 by Jack Antonio
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Book arrived in A1 conditon and very quickly.
Very detailed and thus not a read for someone just wanting to get an overview of Spanish facts / lifestyle
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Published on 25 Feb 2011 by Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for anyone moving to or interested in modern Spain
There is a whole library of books that you should furnish yourself with if moving to, living in or interested in modern Spain, but this is the place to start. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2010 by Monty
4.0 out of 5 stars Informative
This is one of the best insights to Europe's most popular holiday destination. It provides an insight of how Spain has progressed since Franco's death in 1975
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