Modern Spain

Enrique Ávila López, PhD, is Cross-Appointed Associate Professor in the Departments of Humanities and General Education at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada.

This will, as its series title, Understanding Modern Nations, implies, help readers understand modern Spain, its society, and its roots broadly and in many particulars.

• Series ForewordPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: GeographyOverviewArchaeological ArtifactsBodies of Water: Tajo, Ebro, Sanabria, CovadongaCities: Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla, ValenciaClimate and Water ConservationMountain Ranges: Teide, Sierra Nevada, and the PyreneesNational ParksNatural Resources and EnvironmentPopulation and DemographyRegions of SpainTransportationVillagesWorld HeritageReferencesChapter 2: HistoryOverviewTimelineAbderramán IIIAdrianoAlcalá Zamora, NicetoAzaña, ManuelCánovas del Castillo, AntonioCarlos II "the Bewitched"The Catholic MonarchsColumbus, ChristopherCortés, Hernánde Borbón, María Cristinade Farnesio, Isabelde Godoy, ManuelDon PelayoDon RodrigoEspartero, BaldomeroEugenia, Isabel ClaraFranco, FranciscoJaime I "the Conqueror"Juan Carlos I of SpainLargo Caballero, FranciscoLeovigildoMaimónidesNegrín, JuanPasionaria, LaPhilip IIPrim y Prats, JuanPrimo de Rivera, MiguelSagasta, Práxedes MateoSénecaViriatoReferencesChapter 3: Government and PoliticsOverviewArmy and National PoliceConstitutionsElectoral Scheme and the "No Molestar" SystemETAForeign Policy: Marca EspañaKing Felipe VIMolinas, CésarPolitical Challenges of Spain's 21st CenturyPolitical PartiesRajoy Brey, MarianoRegional Government and RegionalismScandals and Political CorruptionSerra, EduardoSpanish PoliticiansZapatero, José Luis RodríguezReferencesChapter 4: EconomyOverviewAgriculture and Fishing IndustryAutomobile IndustryBanksConstruction and TransportationEconomic Activity and GDPFinancial CrisisIBEX 35: Spain's Stock ExchangeLabor MarketManufacturing IndustryProduction of EnergyReal Estate MarketTourismTrade: Private, Public, and E-CommerceReferencesChapter 5: Religion and ThoughtOverviewAverroes, Ibn RushdÁvila, Saint Teresa deCardinal CisnerosChurches, Mosques, and SynagoguesCruz, Saint Juan de laThe Inquisition: TorquemadaMadariaga y Rojo, Salvador deOpus Dei, Compañía de Jesús, and CaritasOrtega y Gasset, JoséThe Pilgrimage to Santiago de CompostelaReligious CeremoniesSavater, FernandoZambrano, MaríaReferencesChapter 6: Social Classes and EthnicityOverviewAristocracyDiasporaDisability ServicesImmigrationIncome-Level GroupsMonarchyMulticulturalismNationalismRoma SocietySpanish YouthReferencesChapter 7: Gender, Marriage, and SexualityOverviewFamily RolesFeminism in SpainGender RolesLGBT CommunityMaternity (and Paternity) CareRepresentation in GovernmentRepresentation in the WorkforceReferencesChapter 8: EducationOverviewCSIC: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasElcano Royal InstitutePreschool, Primary, and Secondary EducationTesting: Selectividad and OposicionesUniversity and Vocational EducationReferencesChapter 9: LanguageOverviewInstituto CervantesLinguistic Landscape of SpainPeninsular LanguagesSpanish Language MixedReferencesChapter 10: EtiquetteOverviewClothing and FashionFood and Dining OutGreetings and LanguageShoppingStandards of Public DecencyWeddings, Funerals, and Etiquette in Religious PlacesReferencesChapter 11: Literature and DramaOverview21st-Century LiteratureAward-Winning WritersBest-Selling WritersCostumbrismoGeneration of '27Generation of '98Golden Age of Spanish LiteratureMedieval PeriodNaturalismRealismRenaissance LiteratureRexurdimentoRomanticismSocial RealismSpanish Enlightenment LiteratureReferencesChapter 12: Art and ArchitectureOverviewAlhambra PalaceArchitectsComics and CartoonsDalí, SalvadorEl GrecoGaudí, AntoniGoya, Francisco deGraphic DesignMiró, JoanMuseumsPaintersPhotographersPicasso, Pablo RuizSculptorsStreet ArtVelázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva yReferencesChapter 13: Music and DanceOverviewCanción Protesta—Protest SongsCoplaCupléFlamencoIconic MusiciansPopRockZarzuelaReferencesChapter 14: FoodOverviewAlcohol: Beer, Brandy, Cava, Sherry, WineCheeses and JamónChefs and RestaurantsRegional Dishes and DrinksSeafood DishesSweetsTapasTraditional DishesVegetarian DishesReferencesChapter 15: Leisure and SportsOverviewBasketballBullfightingCyclingFamily Outings and VacationsLa TomatinaLas FallasLos Reyes MagosLottery GamesMoros y CristianosMotor SportsOther SportsSan FermínSemana SantaSoccerTennisReferencesChapter 16: Media and Popular CultureOverviewCinemaCultural IconsFashionNews SourcesSocial MediaTV OutletsYouth CultureReferencesAppendix A: A Day in the LifeA Day in the Life of a University StudentA Day in the Life of a School TeacherA Day in the Life of a HousewifeA Day in the Life of a ForeignerAppendix B: Glossary of Key TermsAppendix C: Facts and FiguresAppendix D: HolidaysSelected BibliographyIndex