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Chapter One British Origin and Geographic view 1

Chapter Two People and History 17

Chapter Three Literature and Arts 42

Chapter Four Government and Political Parties 62

Chapter Five Industry and Economy 76

Chapter Six Legal System 87

Chapter Seven Foreign Policy 95

Chapter Eight Environment and Tourism 110

Chapter Nine Social Security and Health Care 123

Chapter Ten Education and Employment 134

Chapter Eleven Religion and Change in Traditional Value 147

Chapter Twelve Mass Media and Popular Culture 161

Chapter Thirteen Sports and Entertainments 170

Chapter Fourteen Women,Marriage and Family Violence 187

Chapter Fifteen Multi-culture and National Identity 199

Chapter Sixteen The Fall of the British Empire 210

Chapter Seventeen Commonwealth of Nations 224

References 233

Appendixes 235

Ⅰ．Selected Documents for Discussion and Research 235

1．Magna Carta 235

2．The Stamp Act 237

3．The Townshend Act 240

4．The Reform Act of 1832 242

5．Act of Settlement,1701 244

6．House of Lords Act,1999 247

7．Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 248

8．English Bill of Rights,1689 252

9．The Factory Act,1833 255

10．Human Rights Act,1998 256

11．The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783 260

12．The Versailles Treaty 263

13．Sino-British Joint Declaration 265

14．Ireland Act,1949 268

15．The Beveridge Report,1942 270

16．National Health Service(Primary Care)Act,1997 273

17．Immigration Act,1971 274

18．British Nationality Act,1948 275

19．Harare Commonwealth Declaration,1991 277

20．The Statute of Westminster,1931 280

Ⅱ．A Glossary of History 284

Ⅲ．A—Z British English to American English 295