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