高级英语选修课教材·当代国家与社会系列：当代美国（第2版）

图书标准信息

• 作者 [美]拉塞尔·邓肯（Russell Duncan）、[美]约瑟夫·戈达德（Joseph Goddard） 著
• 出版社 中国人民大学出版社
• 出版时间 2009-02
• 版次 2
• ISBN 9787300102573
• 定价 29.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 316页
• 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】

TheUnitedStatesofAmericadominatesthetwenty-first-centuryworldbothinmilitaryandpoliticalpoweraswellasinitsculturalinfluenceasamodelofthe"goodlife"andadesireddestinationformigration.ThiscompletelyrevisedandupdatedsecondeditionofContemporaryAmericaprovidesanextremelybroad-rangingintroductiontothesociety,politics,economy,culture,andworldroleoftheUnitedStates.TheauthorsfocusontheClintonandGeorgeW.Bushpresidencies——andinparticularontheperiodsincetheterroristattacksof9/I1/2001whichhasbeenmarkedbyagrowingculturaldivisionbetweenalargelypermissive,urbanDemocratic"Blue"Americaandalargelyreligious,rural,andRepublican"Red"America.
Illustratedthroughoutwithrelevantphotographs,maps,charts,andtables,ContemporaryAmericacoverseverythingfromrockmusictonationalparksandfrommediacorporationstosocialsecurity.Thisisanidealstarting-pointinAmericanstudiesforstudentsandgeneralreadersalike.Reviewofthefirstedition："ContemporaryAmericahasthefeelofLonelyPlanetmeetstheEconomistIntelligenceUnit.Ittellsyouallmannerofthingsyououghttoknow,interspersedwithaneclecticseriesofdigressionsthatactasoutingstothemainjourney...RussellDuncanandJosephGoddardwritewellandcoveragreatdealofgroundinatextwithhighproductionvaluesandacleardesign."MichaelFoley,TheTimesHigherEducationSupplement"[C]ogentandwellbalanced...Allthebasicsanyoneseekinganoverviewofthenationsmajorcontoursarehere...[A]nyonereadingthevolumewhethernewstudentorexperiencedscholar——willcomeawayfromitbetterinformed."DaleCarter,TheNewsletteroftheNordicAssociationforAmericanStudies.

【目录】

ListofFigures,Maps,Illustrations,Tables,andBoxes
PrefaceandAcknowledgmentstotheSecondEdition
ListofAbbreviations
MapoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica:StatesandStateCapitals
Introduction
1History
TheRiseofaNation
TheRisetoPower
FromIsolationtoSuperpower
TheColdWar
The1990s

2LandandPeople
TheLand
ThePeople
Regions
Immigration

3Government
TheConstitution
TheFederalSystem
TheBranchesofGovernment

4ThePoliticalSystem
The2004Election
ParticipatoryDemocracy
PoliticalParties
Politics

5Society
Class
TheAmericanFamily
Women
Race
CrimeandPunishment

6Religion,Education,andSocialPolicy
Religion
Education
SocialServices

7Culture
Diversity
TheRiseofAmericanCulture
LeisureTime
PrintMedia
MassEntertainment
GovernmentActivities
TheWorldWideWeb
Sports
TheArts
PopularMusic

8TheEconomy
TheUSDomesticEconomy
LaborUnions
BusinessandIndustry
GovernmentandBusiness
TheGlobalMarketplace
TheDollarandtheTradeDeficit

9ForeignPolicy
SeparationofPowersandForeignPolicy
TheAdministrationofForeignPolicy
HistoryofForeignPolicy
TheColdWar,1945-1991
TheNewWorldOrder
TheBushAdministration

10Conclusion
TheHomeFront
ForeignAffairs
Conclusion
Appendix:ConstitutionoftheUnitedStates
RecommendedReading
AmericaontheInternet
Bibliography