英美概况

Chapter1History

PartOneHistoryofBritain

TheBeginningofBritain/2

FeudalBritain/6

TheBeginningoftheModernWorld/8

BritainintheTwoWorldWars/11

PartTwoHistoryoftheUnitedStates

ColonizationofNorthAmerica/18

TheBirthoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica/22

TheAmericanCivilWar/25

TheUnitedStatesintheTwoWorldWars/27

Chapter2Geography

PartOneTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland

TheLand/34

MainCitiesandTouristAttractions/38

PartTwoTheUnitedStatesofAmerica

TheLand/47

MainCitiesandTouristAttractions/50

Chapter3Politics

PartOnePoliticalSystemoftheUnitedKingdom

TheGovernment/61

BritishParties/67

PartTwoPoliticalSystemoftheUnitedStates

TheConstitution/74

TheGovernment/77

PoliticalParties/81

Chapter4Religion

PartOneBritishReligion

Religion/90

ReligionandBritishSociety/96

PartTwoAmericanReligion/106

Religion/106

BeliefsandValues/111

Chapter5Education

PartOneBritishEducation

PrimaryEducation/121

SecondaryEducation/122

HigherEducation/125

PartTwoAmericanEducation/132

ElementaryEducation/132

SecondaryEducation/134

HomeSchooling/135

HigherEducation/136

Chapter6LeisureLife

PartOneBritishLeisureLife/144

MassMedia/144

Sports/147

Holidays/150

PartTwoAmericanLeisureLife

MassMedia/156

Sports/158

Holidays/160

Chapter7Literature

PartOneBritishLiterature

EarlyWritings/169

TheGoldenAgeofEnglishDrama/171

TheRisingandDevelopmentofEnglishNovel/173

TheTwentiethCenturyLiterature/176

PartTwoAmericanLiterature

TheColonialPeriod/182

AmericanRomanticism/183

TheAgeofRealism/187

AmericanNaturalism/187

Post-WorldWarILiterature/188

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