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 Chapter One British Origin and Geographic view
 Chapter Two People and History
 Chapter Three Literature and Arts
 Chapter Four Government and Political Parties
 Chapter Five Industry and Economy
 Chapter Six Legal System
 Chapter Seven Foreign Policy
 Chapter Eight Environment and Tourism
 Chapter Nine Social Security and Health Care
 Chapter Ten Education and Employment
 Chapter Eleven Religion and Change in Traditional Value
 Chapter Twelve Mass Media and Popular Culture
 Chapter Thirteen Sports and Entertainments
 Chapter Fourteen Women, Marriage and Family Violence
 Chapter Fifteen Multi-culture and National Identity
 Chapter Sixteen The Fall of the British Empire
 Chapter Seventeen Commonwealth of Nations
 References
 Appendixes
  I. Selected Documents for Discussion and Research
   1. Magna Carta
   2. The Stamp Act
   3. The Townshend Act
   4. The Reform Act of 1832
   5. Act of Settlement, 1701
   6. House of Lords Act, 1999
   7. Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
   8. English Bill of Rights, 1689
   9. The Factory Act, 1833
   10. Human Rights Act, 1998
   11. The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783
   12. The Versailles Treaty
   13. Sino-British Joint Declaration
   14. Ireland Act, 1949
   15. The Beveridge Report, 1942
   16. National Health Service (Primary Care) Act, 1997
   17. Immigration Act, 1971
   18. British Nationality Act, 1948
   19. Harare Commonwealth Declaration, 1991
   20. The Statute of Westminster, 1931
  II. A Glossary of History
  III. A—Z British English to American English