TABLE OF CONTENTS（目录） 1
PART ONE IN SEARCH OF HISTORY／美国历史寻踪 1
Unit One This Nation on This Land 3
Unit Two Expansion and Development 17
Unit Three Remaking of the World Order 29
Unit Four Supplementary Reading 44
PART TWO CULTURE AND VALUES／美国的文化与价值观念 53
Unit One American Heritage and Cultural Values 55
Unit Two Cultural History and Practice 68
Unit Three American Education 85
Unit Four Supplementary Reading 95
PART THREE A SOCIETY OF DIVERSITY／多元社会的美国 102
Unit One Immigrants,Ethnic and Social Groups 104
Unit Two Industrialization and Urbanization 115
Unit Three Family,Social Problems,and Media 124
Unit Four Supplementary Reading 136
PART FOUR GOVERNMENT AND LAW／美国的政府机制与法律 151
Unit One Political Structure and Policy-making 153
Unit Two Major Parties and Many Governments 164
Unit Three A Review of American Foreign Policies 172
Unit Four Law and Judiciary 180
Unit Five Supplementary Reading 190
PART FIVE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY／美国经济的发展 204
Unit One The Early Development 206
Unit Two Rapid Growth of the Postwar Economy 217
Unit Three Specifics of American Economy 228
Unit Four Supplementary Reading 236