Chapter One British Origin and Geographic view
Chapter Two People and History
Chapter Three Literature and Arts
Chapter Four Government and Political Parties
Chapter Five Industry and Economy
Chapter Six Legal System
Chapter Seven Foreign Policy
Chapter Eight Environment and Tourism
Chapter Nine Social Security and Health Care
Chapter Ten Education and Employment
Chapter Eleven Religion and Change in Traditional Value
Chapter Twelve Mass Media and Popular Culture
Chapter Thirteen Sports and Entertainments
Chapter Fourteen Women, Marriage and Family Violence
Chapter Fifteen Multi-culture and National Identity
Chapter Sixteen The Fall of the British Empire
Chapter Seventeen Commonwealth of Nations
References
Appendixes
Ⅰ.Selected Documents for Discussion and Research
1.Magna Carta
2.The Stamp Act
3.The Townshend Act
4.The Reform Act of 1832
5.Act of Settlement, 1701
6.House of LordsAct, 1999
7.Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
8.English Bill of Rights, 1689
9.The Factory Act, 1833
10.Human Rights Act, 1998
11.The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783
12.The Versailles Treaty
13.Sino-BritishJoint Declaration
14.Ireland Act, 1949
15.The Beveridge Report, 1942
16.National Health Service (Primary Care) Act, 1997
17.Immigration Act, 1971
18.British Nationality Act, 1948
19.Harare Commonwealth Declaration, 1991
20.The Statute of Westminster, 1931
Ⅱ.A Glossary of History
Ⅲ.A―Z British English to American English