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Contents 1

Volume One Great Britain 1

Chapter One Panoramic View 1

Section One The Country and the People 1

Section Two The British Government 25

Section Three Politics and Law 43

Section Four National Economy and Cities 59

Section Five Cultural and Social Life 85

Chapter Two English History 105

Section One Origin of the English Nation 105

Section Two Great Charter and Beginning of Parlia-ment 117

Section Three Decline of Feudalism in England 129

Section Four The Tudor Monarchy and the Rising Bourgeoisie 139

Section Five Reformation in England 152

Section Six The English Bourgeois Revolution 167

Section Seven The Industrial Revolution and the Chartist Movement 182

Section Eight The Rise and Fall of the British Empire 199

Volume Two America 214

Chapter One Panoramic View 214

Section One The United States and its Natural Condi-tions 214

Section Two American People 241

Section Three Government and Politics（Ⅰ） 270

Section Four Government and Politics（Ⅱ） 283

Secticn Five National Economy（Ⅰ） 309

Section Six National Economy（Ⅱ） 325

Section Seven Family and Social Life 344

Chapter Two American History 363

Section One The Thirteen English—American Colonies 363

Section Two The War of Independence 387

Section Three Appearance of the American Constitut-ion and the Washington Administration 408

Section Four America During t he First Half of the 19th Century—Era of Expansion 426

Section Five The Civil War 445

Section Six America After Civil War—Development and Foreign Aggression 465

Section Seven America during and after World War I 486

Section Eight America during and after the Second World War 505

Supplementary Material for Reference 531

Section one An Outline Introduction to American Literature（1600—1985） 531

Supplementary Materials Papers Radio and Television ………………………………………………………（）Section Two The Ancient Mediterranean World and the Origin of European Civilization 570

Section Three Appearance and Development of Christi-anity 588

Section Four The U．S．Passport and Immigration 599

Section Five 609

Investment：A Basic Glossary 609

Kings and Queens of England and Great Britain 614

Prime Ministers of Great Britain 617

Presidents of the U．S． 624