圖書信息
出版社: 北京大學出版社; 第1版 (2008年6月1日)
外文書名: A Panoramic History of American Civilization of Colleges
平裝: 381頁
正文語種: 英語
開本: 16
ISBN: 9787301139158
條形碼: 9787301139158
尺寸: 25.6 x 18.2 x 1.6 cm
重量: 599 g
內容簡介
《美國文明史英文教程》主要內容：Thoughtful， intelligent human beings have a hard time learning language through conventional means of memorization， repetition， and the performance of tedious exercises and drills。 The world is full of language-learning books that employ these artificial and mechanical means， but we forgot that we learned our own language by understanding things that we had an interesting understanding， and saying things we felt we need to say。This is how most people actually learn， and they learn best when their imaginations and intellects are engaged， through profound questions， interesting characters， unforgettable stories。 We need more language books that draw on the mind’s natural hunger to understand important things。
Your book is one of the few that seeks to teach English by filling this hunger， and may it be followed by many such books。It appeals to the reader eager for stories that are both gripping and real， and for a way to understand how part of modern world was made。 Who better to write such a book than a scholar of such breadth of interests， boundless enthusiasm for learning， and vivid grasp of English？ Hopefully， students will come away from this book not only with larger vocabularies and ability to assimilate complex English sentences， but also inspired to learn more about the whole panorama， to read further， and to find expression for their own thinking。 May this book open new doors for her readers。——Professor Krishnan Venkatesh 美國新墨西哥州聖約翰學院研究生院院長
“German students are facing the same problems which prompted you to embark on this project in the first place： a dearth of good German texts， very bulky and to detailed American ones。”——Professor（em。）Dr。 Knud Krakau， 德國柏林自由大學北美歷史研究專家
“Matthew， I would like my own students to read your book。”——Professor Amy Kaplan， 美國賓夕法尼亞大學英語學院院長
“I enjoy the book。 While proofreading it， I have been arguing with Matthew in my mind。”——Professor Howard B。 Woods， 加拿大英語語言學家，原加拿大政府英語公共服務署官員
“I hope that you will have every good fortune in introducing young people to American history as well as literature。”——Professor Bernard Bailyn， 美國哈佛大學美國歷史學家
媒體評論
Thoughtful, intelligent human beings have a hard time learning language through conventional means of memorization, repetition, and the performance of tedious exercises and drills. The world is full of language-learning books that employ these artificial and mechanical means, but we forgot that we learned our own language by understanding things that we had an interesting understanding, and saying things we felt we need to say. This is how most people actually learn, and they learn best when their imaginations and intellects are engaged, through profound questions, interesting characters, unforgettable stories. We need more language books that draw on the mind’s natural hunger to understand important things.
Your book is one of the few that seeks to teach English by filling this hunger, and may it be followed by many such books. It appeals to the reader eager for stories that are both gripping and real, and for a way to understand how part of modern world was made. Who better to write such a book than a scholar of such breadth of interests, boundless enthusiasm for learning, and vivid grasp of English? Hopefully, students will come away from this book not only with larger vocabularies and ability to assimilate complex English sentences, but also inspired to learn more about the whole panorama, to read further, and to find expression for their own thinking. May this book open new doors for her readers.
——Professor Krishnan Venkatesh 美國新墨西哥州聖約翰學院研究生院院長
“German students are facing the same problems which prompted you to embark on this project in the first place: a dearth of good German texts, very bulky and to detailed American ones.”
——Professor(em.)Dr. Knud Krakau, 德國柏林自由大學北美歷史研究專家
Matthew, I would like my own students to read your book.
——Professor Amy Kaplan， 美國賓夕法尼亞大學英語學院院長
I enjoy the book. While proofreading it, I have been arguing with Matthew in my mind.
——Professor Howard B. Woods, 加拿大英語語言學家，原加拿大政府英語公共服務署官員
I hope that you will have every good fortune in introducing young people to American history as well as literature.
——Professor Bernard Bailyn, 美國哈佛大學美國歷史學家
目錄
Chapter 1 The Discovery of America
1.1 Native American Civilization
1.2 Discovery of America(1492)
1.3 Spanish Adventures in the Americas(1500s)
1.4 The Spanish American Empire
1.5 The English Reformation(1534)
1.6 Raleigh's Roanoke Venture(1585)
1.7 Defeat of the Spanish armada(1588)
Chapter 2 The British American society
2.1 The First British American Colony(1607)
2.2 Mayflower Compact(1620)
2.3 A City Upon a Hill(1630)
2.4 Halfway Covenant(1662)
2.5 Founding of the Carolinas(1663)
2.6 Development of New York(1664)
2.7 The Holy Experiment of Pennsylvania(1681)
Chapter 3 The American Nationality
3.1 Dominion of New England(1686—1689)
3.2 witchcraft Trials in Salem(1692)
3.3 The Great Awakening(1730s—1740s)
3.4 The French and Indian War(1754—1760)
3.5 The proclamation of 1763
3.6 Repeal of the Stamp Act(1766)
3.7 A Distinctive American Nationality
Chapter 4 The Declaration of Independence
4.1 The Boston Massacre(1770)
4.2 The Boston Tea Party(1773)
4.3 Benjamin Franklin Dressed Down(1774)
4.4 The First Continental Congress(1774)
4.5 Common Sense(1776)
Chapter 5 The US Constitution
Chapter 6 Manifest Destiny
Chapter 7 A House Divided
Chapter 8 The civil War
Chapter 9 The Gilded Age
Chapter 10 The First World War
Chapter 11 The Great Depression
Chapter 12 The Second World War
Chapter 13 The Cold War
Chapter 14 The Vietnam War
Chapter 15 The End of The Cold war
Vocabulary
Postscript
Bibliography
Index
