新編英美概況教程

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北京大學(xué)出版社自2005年以來已出版《語言與應(yīng)用語言學(xué)知識系列讀本》多種，為了配合第十一個五年計劃，現(xiàn)又策劃陸續(xù)出版《21世紀英語專業(yè)系列教材》。這個重大舉措勢必受到英語專業(yè)廣大教師和學(xué)生的歡迎。    作為英語教師，最讓人揪心的莫過于聽人說英語不是一個專業(yè)，只是一個工具。說這些話的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和教師的用心是好的，為英語專業(yè)的畢業(yè)生將來找工作著想，因此要為英語專業(yè)的學(xué)生多多開設(shè)諸如新聞、法律、國際商務(wù)、經(jīng)濟、旅游等其他專業(yè)的課程。但事與愿違，英語專業(yè)的教師們很快發(fā)現(xiàn)．學(xué)生投入英語學(xué)習(xí)的時間少了，掌握英語專業(yè)課程知識甚微，即使對四個技能的掌握也并不比大學(xué)英語學(xué)生高明多少，而那個所謂的第二專業(yè)在有關(guān)專家的眼中只是學(xué)到些皮毛而已。    英語專業(yè)的路在何方？有沒有其他路可走？這是需要我們英語專業(yè)教師思索的問題。中央領(lǐng)導(dǎo)關(guān)于創(chuàng)新是一個民族的靈魂和要培養(yǎng)創(chuàng)新人才等的指示精神，讓我們在層層迷霧中找到了航向。顯然，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生具有自主學(xué)習(xí)能力和能進行創(chuàng)造性思維是我們更為重要的戰(zhàn)略目標，使英語專業(yè)的人才更能適應(yīng)21世紀的需要，迎接21世紀的挑戰(zhàn)。

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CHAPTER 1  PHILOSOPHY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIONCHAPTER 2  GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED KINGDOMCHAPTER 3  HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOMCHAPTER 4  BRITISH ECONOMYCHAPTER 5  BRITISH CULTURECHAPTER 6  BRITISH EDUCATIONCHAPTER 7  GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATESCHAPTER 8  HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATESCHAPTER 9  BRITISH AND AMERICAN GOVERNMENTCHAPTER 10  THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATESCHAPTER 11  AMERICAN SOCIETY CHAPTER 12  AMERICAN CULTURECHAPTER 13  EDUCATIN IN THE UNITED STATES后記

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　　Henrys rebellion set off a chain of important events called the War of the Roses（1455 - 1485）. Henrys descendents, known as the *Lancastrians , used the red rose astheir symbol. Henrys cousin Lionel and his descendents, known as *Yorkists, usedthe white rose as their symbol. Many English noblemen were killed; English control ofFrance was nearly eliminated; and the middle-class came to dominate British politics. Forthirty years the aristocracy slaughtered each other in droves, and the kingship changedsides repeatedly as the two branches of the family fought for the right to rule England.9. LANCASTRIANRULE: HENRY IV （1399- 1413）, HENRY V （1413- 1422） AND　　HENRY（1422- 1461）:　　Henry IV （1399- 1413） spent much of his reign suppressing rebellions against him.By illegally seizing power, he lost the protection of the laws of inheritance and openedhimself to challenges. His son, Henry V （1413 - 1422） also spent time asserting authorityat home and in France. However, his untimely death in 1422 brought to the throne hisinfant son Henry VI （1422 - 146l）, again giving England the problem of a weak King anddivided governance.　　Henry VI was increasingly mentally unstable, and his army was defeated in France.The Yorkists took advantage of this disastrous weak king to seize power, beginning thedreary War of the Roses （1455- 1485）. In 1461, Edward, the son of Richard of York,deposed Henry V1, who was eventually murdered along with his sons.　　10. YORKIST RULE: EDWARD（1461- 1483）, EDWARD V, AND RICHARD Ill　?。?483 - 1485）　　However, Edward IV （1461 - 1470, 1471 - 1483） did not reign easily. The baronialsupporters who helped place him on the throne were untrustworthy allies, and Edwardwas not politically adept. He married disastrously and further alienated his supporters,who united with Edwards brother Clarence to briefly oust him from power in 1470.Edwards death in 1483 again left England with a child king, his twelve-year old son,Edward V. Edward V and his brother Richard （known as "the Princes in the Tower"）were soon murdered, and Edward IVs brother, Richard HI （1483- 1485） became king.He was defeated in the Battle of Bosworth by Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond （Henry　?。? who strengthened his very tenuous Lancastrian claim to the throne by promptlymarrying Elizabeth, a daughter of Yorkist Edward IV.This union of the Houses ofLancaster and York was marked by a new symbol, the Tudor rose. This remarkable manbegan a line of remarkable rulers, *known as the Tudors .

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