España: Ayer y hoy  offers a comprehensive and systematic study of the history of Spain and its role in shaping current social, political and cultural circumstances.  This broad interdisciplinary coverage of issues in contemporary Spanish society includes important topics other texts ignore, such as demography and sociology, immigration and minorities, and popular culture and mass media in Spain. 

    The new edition is even more accessible to students, incorporating study questions for each chapter, glossing of unfamiliar vocabulary, and a more transparent chapter structure to facilitate comprehension and discussion.