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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)
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
ListofIllustrations,Maps,Figures,TablesandBoxesPrefaceandAcknowledgmentsListofAbbreviationsIntroduction1TheHistoricalContextTheEmergenceoftheBritishStatePostwarAdjustment.1945-79TheThatcherRevolution,1979-90BlairandBeyond2LandandPeopleTheGeographyofBritainNaturalResourcesTheEnvironmentThePeopleofBritainNationalismandRegionalismImmigrationandRace3TheSocialSystemSocialClassTheChangingFamilySocialServicesandHealthCareEducationLawand0rder4GovernmentandthePoliticalSystemPrinciplesofGovernmentTheConstitutionTheMonarchyPrimeMinisterandCabinetParliamentTheJudiciaryTheBureaucracyLocalGovemment5PoliticsandCivilSocietyPoliticalCultureElectionsPoliticalPartiesInterestGroupsTheMedia6TheEconomyTheStructureoftheEconomyFromHands-offtoHands-on,andBackAgainBritainintheInternationalSystemTheEconomicImplicationsofEurope7CultureandLifestyleCultureTheIdentityOfBritainTheArtsSportsandLeisureReligion8BritainandtheWorldTheChangingBritishRoleintheWorldTheCommonwealthTheAtlanticAllianceBritainandtheEuropeanUnionTheChangingRoleoftheBritishMilitaryConclusionsRecommendedReadingBritain0nlineBibliography
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