当代英国（第二版 引进版）

当代英国（第二版 引进版）
作　者： 麦考密克
出版社： 中国人民大学出版社
丛编项： 高级英语选修课教材·当代国家与社会系列
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标　签： 英语专业
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A major European power， a leading voice in world affairs， birthplace of the parliamentary system， the pioneer of industrialization， and a dominating influence on Western culture， British society has shaped the world and continues to do so， even as today it finds itself adapting to a new globalized order. In this completely revised and updated second edition of Contemporary Britain，best-selling author John McCormick provides an authoritative and thoughtprovoking introduction to British society， geography， politics and culture，discussing the evolution of economic and social policy， and Britain s new place in Europe and the world.Its major theme is change and the often dramatic upheavals that Britain hasundergone， from reconstruction after the Second World War through the legaciesof Thatcher and Blair to today s challenges of multiculturalism and integrationwith the rest of Europe. Rejecting the thesis of decline， it argues that Britainhas become a more successful society whose citizens are looking less at t...

图书目录

List of Illustrations, Maps, Figures, Tables and Boxes

Preface and Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1 The Historical Context

　The Emergence of the British State

　Postwar Adjustment, 1945-79

　The Thatcher Revolution, 1979-90

　Blair and Beyond

2 Land and People

　The Geography of Britain

　Natural Resources

　The Environment

　The People of Britain

　Nationalism and Regionalism

　Immigration and Race

3 The Social System

　Social Class

　The Changing Family

　Social Services and Health Care

　Education

　Law and Order

4 Government and the Political System

　Principles of Government

　The Constitution

　The Monarchy

　Prime Minister and Cabinet

　Parliament

　The Judiciary

　The Bureaucracy

　Local Government

5 Politics and Civil Society

　Political Culture

　Elections

　Political Parties

　Interest Groups

6 The Media

　The Economy

　The Structure of the Economy

　From Hands-off to Hands-on, and Back Again

　Britain in the International System

　The Economic Implications of Europe

7 Culture and Lifestyle

　Culture

　The Identity of Britain

　The Arts

　Sports and Leisure

　Religion

8 Britain and the World

　The Changing British Role in the World

　The Commonwealth

　The Atlantic Alliance

　Britain and the European Union

　The Changing Role of the British Military

Conclusions

Recommended Reading

Britain Online

Bibliography