Chapter One British Origin and Geographic view Chapter Two People and History Chapter Three Literature and Arts Chapter Four Government and Political Parties Chapter Five Industry and Economy Chapter Six Legal System Chapter Seven Foreign Policy Chapter Eight Environment and Tourism Chapter Nine Social Security and Health Care Chapter Ten Education and Employment Chapter Eleven Religion and Change in Traditional Value Chapter Twelve Mass Media and Popular Culture Chapter Thirteen Sports and Entertainments Chapter Fourteen Women, Marriage and Family Violence Chapter Fifteen Multi-culture and National Identity Chapter Sixteen The Fall of the British Empire Chapter Seventeen Commonwealth of Nations References Appendixes I. Selected Documents for Discussion and Research 1. Magna Carta 2. The Stamp Act 3. The Townshend Act 4. The Reform Act of 1832 5. Act of Settlement, 1701 6. House of LordsAct, 1999 7. Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 8. English Bill of Rights, 1689 9. The Factory Act, 1833 10. Human Rights Act, 1998 11. The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783 12. The Versailles Treaty 13. Sino-BritishJoint Declaration 14. Ireland Act, 1949 15. The Beveridge Report, 1942 16. National Health Service (Primary Care) Act, 1997 17. Immigration Act, 1971 18. British Nationality Act, 1948 19. Harare Commonwealth Declaration, 1991 20. The Statute of Westminster, 1931 II. A Glossary of History III. A--Z British English to American English