当代美国

出版时间：2009-2  出版社：中国人民大学出版社  作者：（美）邓肯，（美）戈达德 著  页数：316  
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内容概要

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.

书籍目录

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

章节摘录

　　Today, the Midwest is prospering with the resurgence of the automobileindustry and the success of urban renewal projects to clean up and glamorizedowntown regions for tourists and patrons of the arts. The economic highs ofthe 1990s brought prosperity, better jobs, more police protection, and lowercrime rates which made the cities attractive again. Cleveland built the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame next to two new sports stadiums and a technologymuseum adjacent to where the cleaned-up Cuyahoga River flows intoLake Erie. Chicago remains central to the region as the third largest city inAmerica and center for the nations commodities exchange. In 2001, Chicagoput on an advertising blitz, announcing its intention of becoming the nationsgreenest and most environmentally friendly city by 2006. It is converting tosolar and wind-powered generators to supply 20 percent of the citys energyneeds, establishing bike paths, planting trees, subsidizing the installation ofenergy-efficient windows and doors, and raising fines on polluters, litterersand those who refuse to recycle （AP, 2001a）.Such efforts are aimed at bringing new immigrants to the region. In 2001,for example, the state of Iowa, which is nearly 96 percent white and has thenations third oldest citizenry the average age is 58 - began a well-funded.

用户评论 (总计19条)

•   买了这本书，发现以前自己对美国了解还是不多，看此书将大增学问!
•   兼具知识性和趣味性，我一直带着，美国的思想、文化，一览无余；在美国这是通俗读物，在中国，这是最好的书完全是另一种文明，另一种国度。语言优美，引用丰富，80%的内容 一百年后都不会过时。学习英语的话，那就是最好的教材，一个字，值，强烈推荐哦。如果你不看，你怎么知道五十年后、百年后之中国？？？
•   虽然是引进教材，但却没怎么有条理，很混乱。
•   不愧为原版引进的书，文笔很地道！
•   这是一本全英文版的书.很纯正,阅读时完全沉醉于英语思维,自在幽默.但本书可能因为篇幅有限,对思想文化,政府制度,经商环境都只是做了介绍或平面陈述.并无深刻分析或联系社会背景等进行剖析.所以,还是可以读懂,读完,学到点东西的.
•   对当今美国宏观的了解
•   挺不错的书。。。希望自己期末考好
•   写得不是很深，但涉及的内容很广泛。
•   很好的文书，值得看
•   书挺好的，纸质挺好，主要看重内容，文字很地道。
•   很不错，正版，很满意的一次购物啊
•   没有看。不知道。
•   这本书是英语阅读课时老师拿来当讲义的一本书，作为出国党，这是一本对美国整体概括性描述的不错的教材，历史文化宗教等方面均有涉猎。不过也因此，大多数的信息并不深入完全，需要大根据自己的认识需要选购~~
•   为了应对期末考试买的，还不错，发货挺快，还送到家，服务不错
•   比较客观和全面
•   下次还会光临
•   老师指定的选修课教材，其实就是课外阅读资料了。 还很幸运亲历作者在咱学校的lec***e，哇哈哈O(∩_∩)O~
•   买了好久了，就是有点看不下去。可能是英语水平不行吧
•   我把这个当泛读材料，每天20页。。不过有时中断。。。