本书全面而系统地叙述了英国、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰五个主要英语**的地理、历史、政治、文化、教育等诸多方面,图文并茂,内容丰富,语言流畅易懂,编排简洁清新。全书主要内容均附有中文概要,以备读者参照使用。
该书可供全国高等院校英语专业学生作为英语**概况课程的教材使用,也可供研究英语**国情的学者、对英语**国情感兴趣的读者和准备出国留学的学生参考使用。

Part 1 The United Kingdom
Chapter 1 A General View
Ⅰ Climate of the UK
Ⅱ England
Ⅲ Scotland
Ⅳ Wales
Ⅴ Northern Ireland
Ⅵ The Commonwealth of Nations
Chapter 2 Early British History
Ⅰ Early Settlers
Ⅱ Roman Britain
Ⅲ The Anglo-Saxons (446-871)
Ⅳ The Norman Conquest (1066)
Ⅴ Norman Rule (1066-1381)
Ⅵ The Great Charter and the Beginning of the Parliament
Ⅶ The Hundred Years' War with France (1337-1453)
Ⅷ The Black Death (1348-1349)
Ⅸ The War of the Roses (1455-1485)
Ⅹ The English Reformation
Ⅺ James I (1603-1625) and the Parliament
Ⅻ Charles I (1625-1649) and English Civil War
* The Restoration
* The Glorious Revolution of 1688
Chapter 3 The Industrial Revolution (1780-1830)
Chapter 4 Colonial Expansion
Ⅰ The Seven Years' War
Ⅱ The Growth of Dominions
Ⅲ The Conquest of India
Ⅳ The Colonization in South Africa
Ⅴ Aggression Against China
Ⅵ Britain and the First World War (1914-1918)
Ⅶ Britain and the Second World War
Ⅷ Decolonization and Decline (1945-1997)
Chapter 5 The Government of the United Kingdom
Ⅰ The Monarchy
Ⅱ The Parliament
Ⅲ The Cabinet and Privy Council
Ⅳ The Constitution
Ⅴ Government Departments
Ⅵ British Political Parties
Chapter 6 Culture
Ⅰ Primary Education
Ⅱ Secondary Education
Ⅲ Higher Education
Ⅳ Festivals and Public Holidays
Ⅴ Religion in Britain
Ⅵ British Literature
Part 2 The United States of America
Chapter 1 A General Survey
Ⅰ Location and Size
Ⅱ Geography
Ⅲ Climate
Ⅳ American Geographical Regions
Chapter 2 History
Ⅰ The Colonization of the New World
Ⅱ The War of Independence
Ⅳ The War of 1812
Ⅳ Territorial Expansion and Westward Movement
Ⅴ The Civil War
Ⅵ World War Ⅰ and the United States
World War Ⅱ and the United States
Chapter 3 The Government of USA
Ⅰ Legislative Branch
Ⅱ President
Ⅲ Judicial Branch
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Part 3 Canada
Part 4 Australia
Part 5 New Zealand
附录 中文概要
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