由马海英编著的《英美文化简明教程》介绍英美两国的自然地理、社会历史、政治体制、经济生活、教育体系、科学成果、文学名家、宗教流派、风俗习惯、家庭生活、体育运动等基本概况，以期帮助专科学生了解并掌握一定的英美社会文化知识，初步形成跨文化交际意识，进而提高英语交际能力。

由马海英编著的《英美文化简明教程》面向高职高专英语专业的学生编写，从自然地理、社会历史、政治体制、经济生活、教育体系、科学成果、文学名家、宗教流派、风俗习惯、家庭社会、体育运动等几个方面较为全面地介绍英关两国的基本状况，并在成书的过程中，尽量收录了最新的官方资料和统计数字。

《英美文化简明教程》共两部分。第一部分共14章，全面介绍英国文化。第二部分共15章，全方位介绍美国文化。特别要说明的是，本书第14章和第29章是编者针对高职高专院校普遍对英关文学开课不足的状况着力安排的内容，使本教材更具针对性。

Part 1 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

 Chapter 1 Physiographical Features

1.1 Name, Size and Location

1.2 Physiographical Features

1.3 Climate and Weather

 Chapter 2 The History of the UK

 Chapter 3 People and Major Cities

3.1 People of the UK

3.2 Major Cities

 Chapter 4 Political System

4.1 The Constitutional Monarchy

4.2 The Legislative Body

4.3 The Executive Body

4.4 The Judicial Body

4.5 The Political Parties

4.6 Elections

 Chapter 5 Economy

5.1 Features of the UK Economy

5.2 British Industry

5.3 British Agriculture

5.4 British Trade and Finance

 Chapter 6 Science and Education

6.1 Science

6.2 Education

 Chapter 7 Traditions, Customs and Religions

7.1 Three Royal Traditions

7.2 Customs

7.3 Religions

7.4 Features of the British Worship

 Chapter 8 Media

8.1 Functions of Media in the UK

8.2 The British Broadcasting

8.3 Current Trends in Public and Private Domains

 Chapter 9 Holidays and Sightseeing

9.1 Holidays

9.2 Ways of Spending Holidays

9.3 British Sightseeing

 Chapter 10 Sports

 Chapter 11 National Flag and Anthem

11.1 Flag

11.2 Anthem

 Chapter 12 Foreign Relations

12.1 Changing Policies

12.2 The Changing UK and Its Security

12.3 The Relation with International Organizations

12.4 The Relation with the USA

12.5 The Relation with China

 Chapter 13 Social Life

13.1 Various Ways of Life in the UK

13.2 Class Structure

13.3 Welfare State

13.4 Family Life

 Chapter 14 Literature of the UK

14.1 The Beginning Period of English Literature

14.2 The Golden Age of English Drama

14.3 Female Novelists in Nineteenth-century England

14.4 The Stream of Consciousness Novels

14.5 Diversified Topics in Contemporary English Novels

Part 2 The United States of America

 Chapter 15 Physiographical Features

15.1 Location and Area of the USA

15.2 The Physiographical Features

15.3 American Rivers and Lakes

15.4 Mountains

15.5 Climate and Weather

 Chapter 16 The History of the USA

16.1 The Beginning of the USA

16.2 Indians （c. 25,000 years ago）

16.3 The Discovery of America

16.4 Colonization of North America

16.5 Result of the Early Explorations

16.6 The Founding of the Thirteen Colonies

16.7 The Birth of the USA

16.8 The Territory of USA

16.9 The lsrThree US Presidents and the War with England

16.10 The USA in the First World War

16.11 The Great Depression and Roosevelt's “New Deal”

16.12 The USA in the Second World War

16.13 The Postwar USA

 Chapter 17 Population and Major Cities

17.1 Population in the USA

17.2 Major Cities

 Chapter 18 American Political System

18.1 The Federal System

18.2 The American Congress

18.3 The Federal Administration

18.4 The Judicial Body

 Chapter 19 Political Parties and the Elections

19.1 American Political Parties

19.2 American Elections

 Chapter 20 American Economy

20.1 Features of the American Economy

20.2 American Industry

20.3 American Agriculture

20.4 American Trade and Finance

 Chapter 21 American Science and Education

21.1 American Science

21.2 American Education

 Chapter 22 American Religions

22.1 The American Religions

22.2 Characteristics of Religion

22.3 The Influence of Religion

22.4 Problems with Religion

 Chapter 23 American Media

23.1 The American Press and the News Agencies

23.2 The American Broadcasting

 Chapter 24 Traditions and Customs

24.1 The American Spirit of Do-it-yourself

24.2 The Self-made Man

24.3 Love of Privacy

24.4 Uncle Sam

 Chapter 25 Holidays and Sightseeing

25.1 The American Holidays

25.2 American Sightseeing

 Chapter 26 Anthem and National Flag

26.1 American Anthem

26.2 The American Flag

 Chapter 27 American Social Life

27.1 The Diversity of People

27.2 The Nucleus Family

27.3 Etiquette

27.4 The Gap Between the Poor and the Rich

27.5 The Decaying Morality

27.6 Violence

27.7 Sports

 Chapter 28 American Foreign Relations

28.1 The Features of American Foreign Policy

28.2 Containment of Communism and the Role of World Police

28.3 Relation Between the USA and China

 Chapter 29 Literature of the USA

29.1 American Novels

29.2 American Poems

29.3 American Dramas

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