圖書目錄
Unit1ColonizationandIndependence1
TextABritishColonization(1607-1776)1
TextBTheRoadtoIndependence(1763-1783)9
SupplementaryReadingTheIssueofRepresentation15
Unit2TerritoryandEnvironment19
TextAIntroductiontoTerritoryandEnvironmentoftheUnitedStates19
TextBExtremesandNaturalDisastersintheU.S.A.24
SupplementaryReadingTheMississippiRiver28
Unit3WestwardExpansion33
TextATerritorialExpansion33
TextBLifeontheFrontier41
SupplementaryReadingTheUndergroundRailroad48
Unit4CivilWarandAbrahamLincoln53
TextAAmericanCivilWar53
TextBAbrahamLincolnandHisSpeech59
SupplementaryReadingOCaptain!MyCaptain!65
Unit5TwoWorldWars69
TextAAmericaduringandafterWorldWarI69
TextBAmericaduringandafterWorldWarII75
SupplementaryReadingPearlHarborSpeech82
Unit6TheGreatDepressionandtheNewDeal85
TextAIntroductiontotheGreatDepression85
TextBFranklinDelanoRoosevelt’sFirstInauguralAddress91
SupplementaryReadingFranklinDelanoRoosevelt’sFirstFiresideChat
—“TheBankingCrisis”98
Unit7LawsandRules103
TextATheLawoftheUnitedStates103
TextBDeclarationofIndependence107
SupplementaryReadingTheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica112
Unit8SportsandFigures117
TextATheNationalBasketballAssociation117
TextBMichaelJeffreyJordan125
SupplementaryReadingSportsintheUnitedStates130
Unit9Art,Literature,andArchitecture135
TextAVisualArtsandArchitectureoftheU.S.A.135
TextBMarkTwain140
SupplementaryReadingPearlS.Buck145
Unit10Music,DanceandFilm149
TextAMichaelJosephJackson:ASuperStar149
TextBTheOscars156
SupplementaryReading“TakeMeHome,CountryRoads”164
Unit11ScienceandTechnology169
TextALyndonB.JohnsonSpaceCenter169
TextBEndeavour176
SupplementaryReadingUnmannedMilitarySpacePlanesUsheringinNew
WeaponryEra183
Unit12HolidaysandCelebrations187
TextAThanksgivingDay187
TextBIndependenceDay195
SupplementaryReadingChristmasDay200
Unit13FamousCitiesandSightseeing209
TextAWashington,D.C.209
TextBNewYorkCity220
SupplementaryReadingYellowstoneNationalPark230
Unit14AmericanBlack233
TextAAfricanAmericans233
TextBMartinLutherKing,Jr.242
SupplementaryReadingBarackObama246
Unit15ReligionsandFaith255
TextAPuritansintheNorthAmerica255
TextBNathanielHawthorneandTheScarletLetter261
SupplementaryReadingTheRevelationofTheScarletLetter270
Unit16ForeignRelations279
TextAForeignPolicyoftheUnitedStates279
TextBAmerica’sPacificCentury285
SupplementaryReadingNewAspects?in?U.S.Asia-PacificStrategy292
References295
內容簡介
《美國歷史文化概況（英文版）》作為為我國高等學校英語專業學生和非英語專業本科學生、研究生編選的融文化與歷史知識為一體的新型英語教材，第一版出版以來，承蒙廣大讀者的抬愛，得到了較高的評價，同時在學界引起了一定的反響。本書第二版沿襲了第一版“以人為本”的理念，站在中國學生的角度，全方位、多角度地向中國學生介紹美國的歷史與文化現象。全書增加到16個單元，分別從歷史、地理、文化和生活等方面客觀展現了美國歷史文化。本書還在每個單元後附有含金量較高、形式多樣的課後習題，致力於激發學生對美國歷史文化的學習興趣，提高學生的學習效率，從而進一步提高他們的跨文化交際的能力。
