高级英语选修课教材·当代国家与社会系列：当代英国（第2版）

图书标准信息

• 作者 [英]麦考密克 著
• 出版社 中国人民大学出版社
• 出版时间 2009-02
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9787300102566
• 定价 26.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 253页
• 字数 276千字
• 正文语种 简体中文，英语
• 丛书 高级英语选修课系列教材

【内容简介】

AmajorEuropeanpower，aleadingvoiceinworldaffairs，birthplaceoftheparliamentarysystem，thepioneerofindustrialization，andadominatinginfluenceonWesternculture，Britishsocietyhasshapedtheworldandcontinuestodoso，evenastodayitfindsitselfadaptingtoanewglobalizedorder.InthiscompletelyrevisedandupdatedsecondeditionofContemporaryBritain，best-sellingauthorJohnMcCormickprovidesanauthoritativeandthoughtprovokingintroductiontoBritishsociety，geography，politicsandculture，discussingtheevolutionofeconomicandsocialpolicy，andBritainsnewplaceinEuropeandtheworld.
ItsmajorthemeischangeandtheoftendramaticupheavalsthatBritainhasundergone，fromreconstructionaftertheSecondWorldWarthroughthelegaciesofThatcherandBlairtotodayschallengesofmulticulturalismandintegrationwiththerestofEurope.Rejectingthethesisofdecline，itarguesthatBritainhasbecomeamoresuccessfulsocietywhosecitizensarelookinglessatthepastandmoreatpresentchallengesandfuturepossibilities.Assumingnopriorknowledgeandillustratedthroughoutwithfiguresandtables，boxesfocusingonkeyissues，andanextensiveguidetofurtherreadingandrelevantwebsites，ContemporaryBritainistheidealstartingpointforstudentsandinterestedgeneralreadersalike.Reviewofthefirstedition："Verywellwrittenandveryreadable...Whilethisbookwouldbeideallysuitedtostudentsfromoverseas，thereismuchhereforstudentsfromtheBritishIsles...[A]usefulandinteresting...startingpointforresearchandfurtherreading...Thisbookachievesitsaimsverywell."
——VietoriaHoneyman，PoliticalStudiesReview

【目录】

ListofIllustrations，Maps，Figures，TablesandBoxes
PrefaceandAcknowledgments
ListofAbbreviations
Introduction
1TheHistoricalContext
TheEmergenceoftheBritishState
PostwarAdjustment．1945-79
TheThatcherRevolution，1979-90
BlairandBeyond

2LandandPeople
TheGeographyofBritain
NaturalResources
TheEnvironment
ThePeopleofBritain
NationalismandRegionalism
ImmigrationandRace

3TheSocialSystem
SocialClass
TheChangingFamily
SocialServicesandHealthCare
Education
Lawand0rder

4GovernmentandthePoliticalSystem
PrinciplesofGovernment
TheConstitution
TheMonarchy
PrimeMinisterandCabinet
Parliament
TheJudiciary
TheBureaucracy
LocalGovemment

5PoliticsandCivilSociety
PoliticalCulture
Elections
PoliticalParties
InterestGroups
TheMedia

6TheEconomy
TheStructureoftheEconomy
FromHands-offtoHands-on，andBackAgain
BritainintheInternationalSystem
TheEconomicImplicationsofEurope

7CultureandLifestyle
Culture
TheIdentityOfBritain
TheArts
SportsandLeisure
Religion

8BritainandtheWorld
TheChangingBritishRoleintheWorld
TheCommonwealth
TheAtlanticAlliance
BritainandtheEuropeanUnion
TheChangingRoleoftheBritishMilitary
Conclusions
RecommendedReading
Britain0nline
Bibliography