英美社会与文化

出版时间：2007-12  出版社：科学  作者：王奇民  页数：398  字数：630000  

内容概要

本书是在作者为英语专业开设的英语社会与文化课程讲义的基础．卜编著而成的，包括英国和美国两卷内容。每一卷包括四大板块，分别为该国国土与人民、历史、政治体制、社会与文化生活。每一部分设有“内容导读”，每章由“要点聚焦”、“章节内容”、“思考探究”、“课外链接”以及部分知识点脚注组成。编写过程中着力体现以下原则和特点：①社会知识与文化知识相结合，交际文化与知识文化并重；②教学与自学并重，着力培养学生的自学能力和信息检索等能力；③学习和探究相结合；④脉络明晰、易于知识整合；⑤贴近现实生活。    本书主要用于英语专业本科教学，同时可用于英语专业专科和自学考试、非英语专业研究生英语社会与文化教学。

书籍目录

Volume 1  British Society and Culture英国社会与文化  Prelude  Section 1 United Kingdom：Land and People  第一部分  英国国土与人民    Chapter 1 United Kingdom：Land and People      1.Confusing Names      2.Countries within a Country      3.Geographical Features      4.The Climate      5.The People in UK      6.Characteristics ofthe British      7.Famous Landmarks  Section 2 British History  第二部分  英国历史    Chapter 2 The Origins of the British Nation      1.Early Settlers      2.Roman Britain      3.The Anglo-Saxon Britain      4.The Viking and Danish Invasion    Chapter 3 The Shaping of the Nation      1.The Norman Conquest      2.The Rule ofLaw      3.The Birth ofParliament      4.The Hundred Years’War      5.WarS ofRoses    Chapter 4 Transition to Modern Era      1.The Tudor Monarchy      2.The English Renaissance      3.The Reformation ofthe Church      4.Elizabethan Age      5.English Revolution      6.The Commonwealth.      7.The Glorious Revolution of 1688    Chapter 5 The Rise and Fall of the British Empire      1.The Agricultural Revolution      2.The Industrial Revolution      3.The Chartist Movement      4.The Rise ofthe British Empire      5.From Empire to Commonwealth  Section 3 British Political Institutions  第三部分  英国的政府与政治    Chapter 6 Government and Politics of UK      1.The Constitutional Monarchy      2.The Monarch      3.The House ofLords      4.Tlle House ofCommons      5.Parliamentary Government  Section 4 British SociaI and Cultural Lifo  第四部分  英国的社会与文化生活    Chapter 7  British SociaI Life      1.Family and Life      2.Social CUStoms and Etiquettes      3.Religions and Beliefs      4.British Economy      5.British Social Welfare      6.Justice and Law    Chapter 8 British Cultural Life      1.Education in Britain      2.Tlle British Public Media      3.British Leisure Activities      4.Holidays and Festivals      5.British Food and Drinks  Prelude      1.Images ofthe united states      2.Symbols ofthe United StatesVolume 2  American Socieyt and Culture美国社会与文化  Section 1 The United States：Land and People  第一部分  美国国土与人民    Chapter 1  United States：the Land      1.Location and Size      2.Geographical Features      3.State Regions      4.Natural Resources      5.The Climate      6.National Landmarks    Chapter 2  United States：The“Melting Pot”      1.Here They Come!      2.“A Nation ofNations”      3.Major Racial and Ethnic Groups      4.American National Characteristics      5.Basic American Values and Beliefs  Section 2 American History  第二部分  美国历史    Chapter 3  The Founding of a Nation      1.The Discovery      2.The Founding of 13 Colonies      3.The American Revolution      4.The Founding ofa Nation      5.Jeffersonian Democracy      6.The Second War with England    Chapter 4  “From Rags to Riches”      1.Westward Expansion      2.The Civil War      3.An Industrial Giant      4.The Progressive Movement    Chapter 5  America in the Twentieth Century      1.America during World War Ⅰ      2.“From Riches to Rags”      3.America during World War Ⅱ      4.Cold War and American Containment      5.From Camelot to Watergate      6.From New Right toward a New Millennium  Section 3 United States Political Institutions  第三部分  美国的政府与政治    Chapter 6  American Political and Government System      1.American Constitution      2.American Federal Govemment      3.Bipartisan Politics      4.Presidential Elections  Section 4 American Social and Cultural Life  第四部分  美国的社会与文化生活    Chapter 7  American SociaI Life      1.Family and Life      2.Social Securiy-A Built-in Stabilizer      3.“Free Market of Religion”      4.Justice and Law      5.Overview ofAmerican Economy    Chapter 8  American CulturaI Life      1.American Education-A System ofNo System      2.American Wav OfLife      3.American Manners and Courtesies in Social Life      4.Holidays and Festivals      5.RecreationTimeline of Monarchs of BritainTimeline of American PresidentsBibliography

用户评论 (总计6条)

•   书的内容比较广，可以扩充知识面，纸的质量一般
•   每章开头有中文，其他全英，内容挺全的
•   书的内容很不错，系统性很强，只是纸张太差
•   整体还行。内容还比较系统。
•   首先书的纸张质量感觉印刷一般，另外内容虽说还可以，但是书的定价实在有些偏高。
•   本书不错，就是专业性太强了。