CHAPTER 1  PHILOSOPHY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
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      eek Rationalism
      e Middle Ages
      e Renaissance
      dern Philosophy
      dern Philosophical Trends
      mmary
CHAPTER 2  GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
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      neral Characteristics of the United Kingdom
      ter: The Key Geographical Feature
      ographical History
      rface Features and Geography--by Political Region
      rrent Situation
      monwealth
CHAPTER 3  HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
      ehistory to the Norman Conquest
      e Making of a Nation: From the Norman Conquest to the Renaissance
      e Tudors: Sea Power and Protestantism
      unding of the British Empire
      gland in Revolution: Representative and Constitutional Goverment
      gland in the Eighteenth Century : The Age of Reason
      poleonic Wars and a Century of Slow Reforms
      neteenth Century Imperialism
      entieth-Century England: Crisis of Identity
      Appendixes
CHAPTER 4  BRITISH ECONOMY
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      ghlights of Britain's Economic Development
      itain's Prosperity Today
      itain's Economic System: A Unique Mix
      nsumer Expenditure
      dustrial Structure and Output
      ernational Trade
      xation and Public Spending
      onomic Policy
CHAPTER 5  BRITISH CULTURE
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      e British People--General Traits
      tertainment
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CHAPTER 6  BRITISH EDUCATION
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      dieval England--Church and Class
      aissance Education
      ghteenth Century--What Is Correct English
      neteenth Century--Class Struggle and Change
      entieth Century--Reform, Socialism and Conservatism
      nclusion
CHAPTER 7  GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES
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      onomic Activities
      ral, Suburban, and Urban Living Patterns
      ysiographic Subdivisions of the United States
      ologic Processes Shape the Nation's Physical and Human Geography
      ergy and Mineral Resources Required for a Modern Society
      mmary: The United States--"A Land of Contrasts"
CHAPTER 8  HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
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      tive Americans
      lonial North America
      e Founding of the United States
      rming A New Nation
      tionalism and the Economy
      stward Expansion
      e Industrial Revolution and Social Reforms
      e American Civil War and Reconstruction
      dustrialization, Capitalism, and Monopolies
      e United States Becomes a World Power
      e Post World War I Period
      rld War I1
      e Post World War II Period (1945 - 1989)
      dern Times
      nclusion
     Appendixes
CHAPTER 9  BRITISH AND AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
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      litics
      litical Legitimacy
      solutism and Constitutionalism
      mocracy
      direct or Representative Democracy
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      e Assembly Model
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      Appendixes
CHAPTER 10  THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES
      roduction and Overview
      story and Growth
      mercial and Nonprofit Firms
      useholds
      ernment and the Economy
      ernational Trade
      blems and Challenges for the U.S. Economy
CHAPTER 11  AMERICAN SOCIETY
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      dividuals
      milies
      oups
      anizations
      cioeconomic Classes, Status and Roles
      ce and Ethnicity
      her Social Issues
      cial Changes and Global Connections
CHAPTER 12  AMERICAN CULTURE
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      terialism an