美國為什麼能在短短的兩百多年間發展成為世界上**的**大國？美國在崛起的過程中踫到什麼問題，是如何解決的？美國的現狀如何？《美國研究十一講(英文版)》由梅仁毅教授主編，美國教育基金會與北京外國語大學美國研究中心鼎力打造，解讀美國的政治、經濟、社會、文化、文學和**關繫。

2012年和2013年，北京外國語大學美國研究中心 和美國教育基金會合作，連續舉辦了兩期高校教授美 國研究的教師暑期講習班，由北京外國語大學美國研 究中心的教師主持。他們從政治學、經濟學、社會學 、文化學、文學、國際關繫等方面入手，介紹了美國 研究的各個方面。前後參加講習班的老師有30多人。 在了解反饋的基礎上，經過對講稿的修改，梅仁毅編 輯了這本《美國研究十一講(英文版)》。這本書編寫 的目的就是要回答下面幾個問題：美國為什麼能在短 短的兩百多年間發展成為世界上唯一的超級大國?美 國在崛起過程中踫到什麼問題，是如何解決的?美國 的現狀如何?相關回答可以使讀者對美國有比較本質 、全面的了解。本書可供講授美國社會與文化或美國 研究的老師作參考，也可供研究美國或想了解美國的 學生作參考。

American Democracy: Promises and Challenges (I)
I. Introduction: What is American Democracy?
II. The Articles of Confederation: The Government that Failed
1. "A Loose Confederation of States""
2. A Solution Pregnant with Problems
3. Enemies at Sea and Problems at Home
4. In the Mood for Change
5. The Tipping Point: How a Little Rebellion Changed a Nation
III. The Constitutional Convention: A New Nation in the Making
1. The Framers: Philosophers and Politicians
2. Consensus, Conflict and Compromises
3. To Adopt or Not to Adopt; The Battle for Ratification
IV. The U.S. Constitution: Principles and Provisions
1. Basic Principles of the Constitution
2. Provisions of the Constitution: The Structure of Government
V. Conclusion: How Democratic is the Constitution?
American Democracy: Promises and Challenges (11)
I. Introduction: A Bad Check for Democracy
II. A Nation Still Divided: Race and Political Equality
1. The Long Struggle for Political Equality
2. Toward More Equality: Civil Rights Movement and Affirmative Action
3. The Elusive Quest for Equality
III. The New Gilded Age: Rising Economic Inequality
1. The Rich, the Poor and the Growing Gap between Them
2. Economic Inequality and the Bias of Democracy
3. Unequal Riches and the New Political Inequality
IV. Political Money and Money Polities: The Corruption of Elections
1. Democratic Elections and Political Equality
2. Campaign Contributions and Unequal Representation
3. Curbing the Role of Money in Elections: Campaign Finance Reforms
V. Dropping Out, Tuning In: Gaps in Participation
1. America Stopped Voting
2. The Logic of Nonvoting and Why It Matters
3. Too Little Participation or Too Much Participation
VI. Conclusion: The Future of American Democracy
The Multicultural America
I. The Survey of American "Ethnoracial Pentagon
1. American Indians
2. European Americans
3. African Americans
4. Hispanic Americans/Latinos
5. Asian Americans
II. A "Melting-pot" vs. "Salad Bowl
1. The Assimilation Model as Ideology
2. Pluralism and Multiculturalism:
3. A Transnational Thinking
Myths in American Culture
I. The Myth of the New World
II. Myth of Individualism
HI. The Myth of Democracy
IV. The Myth of Progress
V. The Myth of Racial Equality (I)
VI. The Myth of Racial Equality (II)
VII. The Myth of Gender Equality (I)
VIII. The Myth of Gender Equality (II)
Stratification: Class
Social Stratification: Race and Gender
American Women Writers
Industrial America in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Expansion of Government's Role in the Economy 1917-1945
The Strategic Decision in America's Rise to Superpower(I)
The Strategic Decision in America's Rise to Superpower(II)