当代美国

List of Figures, Maps, Illustrations, Tables, and BoxesPreface and Acknowledgments to the Second EditionList of AbbreviationsMap of the United States of America: States and State CapitalsIntroduction1 History The Rise of a Nation The Rise to Power From Isolation to Superpower The Cold War The 1990s2 Land and People The Land The People Regions

List of Figures, Maps, Illustrations, Tables, and BoxesPreface and Acknowledgments to the Second EditionList of AbbreviationsMap of the United States of America: States and State CapitalsIntroduction1 History The Rise of a Nation The Rise to Power From Isolation to Superpower The Cold War The 1990s2 Land and People The Land The People Regions Immigration3 Government The Constitution The Federal System The Branches of Government4 The Political System The 2004 Election Participatory Democracy Political Parties Politics5 Society Class The American Family Women Race Crime and Punishment6 Religion, Education, and Social Policy Religion Education Social Services7 Culture Diversity The Rise of American Culture Leisure Time Print Media Mass Entertainment Government Activities The World Wide Web Sports The Arts Popular Music8 The Economy The US Domestic Economy Labor Unions Business and Industry Government and Business The Global Marketplace The Dollar and the Trade Deficit9 Foreign Policy Separation of Powers and Foreign Policy The Administration of Foreign Policy History of Foreign Policy The Cold War, 1945-1991 The New World Order The Bush Administration10 Conclusion The Home Front Foreign Affairs ConclusionAppendix: Constitution of the United StatesRecommended ReadingAmerica on the InternetBibliography

The United States of America dominates the twenty-first-century world both in military and political power as well as in its cultural influence as a model of the "good life" and a desired destination for migration. This completely revised and updated second edition of Contemporary America provides an extremely broad-ranging introduction to the society, politics, economy, culture, and world role of the United States. The authors focus on the Clinton and George W. Bush presidencies--and in particular on the period since the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 which has been marked by a growing cultural division between a largely permissive, urban Democratic "Blue" America and a largely religious, rural, and Republican "Red" America. Illustrated throughout with relevant photographs, maps, charts, and tables, Contemporary America covers everything from rock music to national parks and from media corporations to social security. This is an ideal starting-point in American studies for students and general readers alike.

中国人的休闲生活，对于他们来说，在人生、文化、人格等诸方面，有着特殊的意义和目的。通过悠闲的生活艺术，人民群众找到了精神和理想的栖身之所，达到了灵与肉的和谐统一，实现了观赏美丽世界的目的，获得了展示自我、抒发性灵、纵情放达的机会，发现了尘世生活的种种乐趣和享受。他们登山越岭，看海观潮，种名花，栽茂树，赏梅悦桃，孤樽听夜雨，流水听舷歌……大自然中的昆虫、草木、云影、瀑布，以及一切有灵之物，都会融入他们的脑海，化作他们的血液，成为他们生命意识中重要的一部分。 翻阅此书，掌握方法，你就会发现休闲竟是如此的简单！