英美文化内容包罗万象、千姿百态，涵盖生活的各个方面，绝非一本书所能尽详。即使粗略地谈谈英美历史也可能需要数十万字的篇幅才能说出个眉目。因此，《英美文化与电影》(作者史小妹)仅撷取英美文化中影响较大的、常识性的内容作一简略介绍，以便为读者提供学习英语所必需的相关背景知识。

《英美文化与电影》(作者史小妹)共分10章，分别从英美主流价值观念、宗教信仰、哲学思想、历史、文学、教育体制，节日习俗等方面较为系统地介绍了英美文化的典型特色，并通过丰富的电影例证使英美文化特征具体化、形象化、生动化，第10章从不同角度向读者引荐了六部脍炙人口的经典英美电影作品，以便读者选择地欣赏。全书内容丰富、图文并茂，语言通俗易懂，是在较短时间内了解英美文化概貌的最佳选择。

《英美文化与电影》可供本科以上的学生及英语爱好者拓展文化知识时参考学习。

Chapter 1 Culture

Ⅰ.Characteristics of Culture

Ⅱ.Cultural Differences and Globalization

Ⅲ.Movie and Culture

Chapter 2 American and British Social Values

Ⅰ.American Values

Ⅱ.American Ethics

Chapter 3 Religion

Ⅰ.An Overview of the Three Major Religions

Ⅱ.The Relationship among Three Major Reiigions

Ⅲ.The Influence of Religion on Culture

Ⅳ.Typical Religious Figures in Movies

Chapter 4 Philosophy

Ⅰ.A Brief Introduction to Philosophy

Ⅱ.Major Branches of Philosophy

Ⅲ.Notable Western Philosophers and Their Great Minds

Ⅳ.Contrasts between Western and Chinese Philosophical Thoughts

Ⅴ.Classic Philosophical Quotations

Chapter 5 American History

Ⅰ.Colonial America

Ⅱ.The War of Independence and Creation of the U.S.A

Ⅲ.American Expansion and the Civil War

Ⅳ.The U.S.through the Two World Wars

Ⅴ.The U.S.after World War Ⅱ

Chapter 6 British History

Ⅰ.The Beginning of Britain

Ⅱ.Britain in the Middle Ages

Ⅲ.Britain under the Tudors

Ⅳ.Britain under the Stuarts

Ⅴ.The Industrial Revolution and the British Empire

Ⅵ.Britain in and after the 2Oth Century

Chapter 7 Literature

Ⅰ.Literature and Culture

Ⅱ.Old and Medieval Literature

Ⅲ.English Renaissance

Ⅳ.Literature of the 17 18th Centuries

Ⅴ.19th Century Romanticism

Ⅵ.lgth Century Realism

Ⅶ.2oth Century Literature

Ⅷ.Multiethnic Literature

Chapter 8 British and American Education System

Ⅰ.Ideological Roots for British and American Education

Ⅱ.Main Characteristics of British and American Education

Ⅲ.Differences between Western and Chinese Educational Concepts

Chapter 9 Major Holidays and Social Customs

Ⅰ.Christmas

Ⅱ .Valentine's Day

Ⅲ.Halloween

Ⅳ.Thanksgiving

Ⅴ.April Fools' Day

Ⅵ.Easter

Ⅶ.Independence Day

Ⅷ.Mother's Day

Chapter 10 Movies Worth Seeing

Ⅰ.The Shawshank Redemption(1994)

Ⅱ.American Beauty (1999)

Ⅲ.Legends of the Fall(1994)

Ⅳ.Scent of a Woman(1992)

Ⅴ.Dancer in the Dark(ZOO0)

Ⅵ.The Lion King(1994)