本书选材多样,囊括了英国社会与文化的各方面,信息量大。每章配有思考题,供学生进行自主学习。并增设配套补充阅读,内容丰富,适合研究性教学。本书配有学习光盘,供教师和学生选择使用。
- 前辅文
- Chapter One British Origin and Geographic view
- Chapter Two People and History
- Chapter Three Literature and Arts
- Chapter Four Government and Political Parties
- Chapter Five Industry and Economy
- Chapter Six Legal System
- Chapter Seven Foreign Policy
- Chapter Eight Environment and Tourism
- Chapter Nine Social Security and Health Care
- Chapter Ten Education and Employment
- Chapter Eleven Religion and Change in Traditional Value
- Chapter Twelve Mass Media and Popular Culture
- Chapter Thirteen Sports and Entertainments
- Chapter Fourteen Women, Marriage and Family Violence
- Chapter Fifteen Multi-culture and National Identity
- Chapter Sixteen The Fall of the British Empire
- Chapter Seventeen Commonwealth of Nations
- References
- Appendixes
- I. Selected Documents for Discussion and Research
- 1. Magna Carta
- 2. The Stamp Act
- 3. The Townshend Act
- 4. The Reform Act of 1832
- 5. Act of Settlement, 1701
- 6. House of Lords Act, 1999
- 7. Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- 8. English Bill of Rights, 1689
- 9. The Factory Act, 1833
- 10. Human Rights Act, 1998
- 11. The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783
- 12. The Versailles Treaty
- 13. Sino-British Joint Declaration
- 14. Ireland Act, 1949
- 15. The Beveridge Report, 1942
- 16. National Health Service (Primary Care) Act, 1997
- 17. Immigration Act, 1971
- 18. British Nationality Act, 1948
- 19. Harare Commonwealth Declaration, 1991
- 20. The Statute of Westminster, 1931
- II. A Glossary of History
- III. A—Z British English to American English