Volume One Britain 3
Chapter One British Geography 3
Section One General Survey 3
Section Two Population and Languages 5
Section Three Major Cities 7
Section Four Mountains,Lakes and Rivers 9
Section Five Natural Resources 10
Section Six Climate and Weather 11
Chapter Two British History 12
Section One Early British History 12
Section Two The Growth of Feudalism 16
Section Three The Growth of Capitalism 19
Section Four Britain and Two World Wars 27
Section Five Britain after World War Ⅱ 38
Chapter Three Political System 47
Section One The Constitutional Monarchy 47
Section Two Constitution 52
Section Three Parliament 59
Section Four Cabinet,Prime Minister and Administration 65
Section Five Political Parties and Election 71
Section Six The Judicial System 76
Section Seven Local Governments 80
Section Eight Mass Organization 82
Chapter Four National Economy 85
Section One General Survey 85
Section Two Industry 88
Section Three Agriculture 92
Section Four Foreign Trade 95
Section Five Work,Money and Tax 96
Chapter Five Science,Literature and Arts 98
Section One Science 98
Section Two Literature 100
Section Three Arts 109
Chapter Six Education 111
Chapter Seven Mass Media and Entertainment 126
Volume Two America 135
Chapter One American Geography 135
Section One Geographic Position 135
Section Two Mountains,Rivers and Lakes 135
Section Three Geographical Regions 137
Section Four Climate 141
Section Five Population 142
Section Six Natural Resources 146
Chapter Two American History 148
Section One Early American History 148
Section Two The War of Independence 158
Section Three The Civil War 167
Section Four The Rise of American Imperialism 173
Section Five America and World War Ⅰ 182
Section Six America and World War Ⅱ 188
Section Seven America towards the 21th Century 196
Section Eight America in the 21th Century 206
Chapter Three Political System 209
Section One The Constitution 209
Section Two The President 212
Section Three The Congress 216
Section Four Government 219
Section Five The Judiciary 222
Section Six The Two-Party System and the Election 224
Chapter Four National Economy 228
Section One General Survey 228
Section Two Industry 232
Section Three Agriculture 237
Section Four Transportation 240
Section Five Foreign Trade 242
Section Six Banking and Finance 243
Chapter Five American Education 246
Chapter Six Science and Culture 260
Section One Science 260
Section Two Literature 261
Section Three Arts 269
Section Four Religion 274
Section Five Social Life 274
Chapter Seven Mass Media and Entertainment 278
Section One Mass Media 278
Section Two Sports 285
Section Three Holidays and Festivals 289
Volume Three Canada 295
Chapter One Land and People 295
Section One Geographical Regions 296
Section Two Natural Resources 300
Section Three People 301
Chapter Two Canadian History 307
Chapter Three Political System 310
Section One The Constitution 311
Section Two Governmrnts 311
Section Three Prime Ministers 315
Section Four Political Parties 317
Section Five Foreign Relations 317
Section Six The Separatist Issue in Quebec 322
Chapter Four National Economy 324
Section One Economic Management and Problems 325
Section Two Agriculture 326
Section Three Manufacturing Industry 327
Section Four Service Industry 327
Section Five The Canada-US Free Trade Agreement 328
Chapter Five Society and Culture 330
Section One Society 330
Section Two Culture 333
Section Three Literature 334
Volume Four Australia 343
Chapter One Land,People and History 343
Section One Land 345
Section Two People 347
Section Three History 348
Chapter Two Political System 352
Section One States and Territories 352
Section Two Government 358
Section Three Foreign Relations 360
Chapter Three National Economy 363
Section One Mining and Energy 364
Section Two Trade 365
Section Three Agriculture and Fisheries 367
Section Four Manufacturing Industry 369
Section Five Service 370
Chapter Four Culture and Social Life 373
Section One Education 373
Section Two Culture 377
Section Three Health Care 382
Section Four Social Services 385
Volume Five New Zealand 389
Chapter One General Survey 389
Chapter Two Land,People and History 391
Section One Land 391
Section Two Plants and Animals 392
Section Three People 394
Section Four History 395
Chapter Three Government,Economy and Culture 398
Section One Government 398
Section Two Economy 400
Section Three Education and Culture 404
Bibliography 409