Oxford Guide to British and American Culture
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Contents
Inside front cover Abbreviations, symbols and labels used in the Guide
vii Key to entries
vii Acknowledgements
1-533 The Guide
534 Suggestions for further reading
Colour pages on history and institutions
Britain
C2-3 Map of the British Isles
C4-5 Timeline of British History
c6 Roman Britain
C7 the Celts
c8 the UK Constitution and Government
C9 Political Parties
CIO Local Government
CII the Legal System
C12-13
Education
C14 the British Empire
C15 Northern Ireland
the USA
C16-17 Map of the USA
C18-19 Timeline of US History
C20 the American Revolution
C21 the Civil War
C22 the Constitution
C23 the Federal Government
C24
Law-making
C25 the Legal System
C26 Political Parties
C27 Elections
C28-29
Education
C30 Native Americans
C31 Immigration
C32 the English Language
Inside back cover Pronunciation and phonetic
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