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.

• 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

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.