当代美国（第二版）（高级英语选修课教材·当代国家与社会系列（引进版）） / 高级英语选修课系列教材
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作者： [美]拉塞尔·邓肯等
出版时间：2009-02
出版社：中国人民大学出版社
- 中国人民大学出版社
- 9787300102573
- 1-4
- 257521
- 平装
- 2009-02
- 300
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内容简介
The United States of America dominates the twenty-first-century world both in military and political power as well as in its cultural influence as a model of the "good life" and a desired destination for migration.
This completely revised and updated second edition of Contemporary America provides an extremely broad-ranging introduction to the society, politics, economy, culture, and world role of the United States. The authors focus on the Clinton and George W. Bush presidencies--and in particular on the period since the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 which has been marked by a growing cultural division between a largely permissive, urban Democratic "Blue" America and a largely religious, rural, and Republican "Red" America.
Illustrated throughout with relevant photographs, maps, charts, and tables, Contemporary America covers everything from rock music to national parks and from media corporations to social security. This is an ideal starting-point in American studies for students and general readers alike.
This completely revised and updated second edition of Contemporary America provides an extremely broad-ranging introduction to the society, politics, economy, culture, and world role of the United States. The authors focus on the Clinton and George W. Bush presidencies--and in particular on the period since the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 which has been marked by a growing cultural division between a largely permissive, urban Democratic "Blue" America and a largely religious, rural, and Republican "Red" America.
Illustrated throughout with relevant photographs, maps, charts, and tables, Contemporary America covers everything from rock music to national parks and from media corporations to social security. This is an ideal starting-point in American studies for students and general readers alike.
目录
List of Figures, Maps, Illustrations, Tables, and BoxesPreface and Acknowledgments to the Second EditionList of AbbreviationsMap of the United States of America: States and State CapitalsIntroduction1 History The Rise of a Nation The Rise to Power From Isolation to Superpower The Cold War The 1990s2 Land and People The Land The People Regions Immigration3 Government The Constitution The Federal System The Branches of Government4 The Political System The 2004 Election Participatory Democracy Political Parties Politics5 Society Class The American Family Women Race Crime and Punishment6 Religion, Education, and Social Policy Religion Education Social Services7 Culture Diversity The Rise of American Culture Leisure Time Print Media Mass Entertainment Government Activities The World Wide Web Sports The Arts Popular Music8 The Economy The US Domestic Economy Labor Unions Business and Industry Government and Business The Global Marketplace The Dollar and the Trade Deficit9 Foreign Policy Separation of Powers and Foreign Policy The Administration of Foreign Policy History of Foreign Policy The Cold War, 1945-1991 The New World Order The Bush Administration10 Conclusion The Home Front Foreign Affairs ConclusionAppendix: Constitution of the United StatesRecommended ReadingAmerica on the InternetBibliography
