At this time‚ my paper will be split into an evolutionary model‚ I will use the primary argument (Turner) and then trace how subsequent authors have agreed (Webb)‚ disagreed (Limerick‚ White)‚ tweaked (Billington) and broadened (Susman) the original thesis. I currently have two supporting books (Nichols and Taylor) and a variety of supporting periodicals. I have already read three of the books‚ and I feel that they should fit into the preceeding categories‚ however‚ once I get through all of them
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How does Turner explain the recurring need for communication and transportation along the American frontier? What Turner wants to point out here is that the American West is the most important feature of American history‚ and of the development of its society. He refers several times to a process of “Americanization” and we will see that the definition he gives of it is a very peculiar one. He gives a definition of the frontier: “it lies at the hither edge of free land”‚ meaning that he considers
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Historical Theory and Jackson’s Frontier As explained in this chapter of Davidson and Lytle’s After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection‚ a historical theory is not necessarily a clear and definite principle about something‚ rather it is an untested hypothesis. Historians incorporate many factors into their theories to help explain events and support their hypotheses‚ and these focuses affect their basic understanding of history. This is commonly referred to as “Grand Theory”—an overall explanation
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settlement‚ the American frontier could hardly be considered to exist. “It can not‚ therefore‚ any longer have a place in the census reports‚” stated the Bureau. However‚ three years later‚ one man--historian and frontier expert Frederick Jackson Turner--believed the frontier held the key to explaining American development on an economic‚ social‚ and historical level. His paper‚ “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” stressed the impact that the frontier--and the moving frontier line/westward
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’What role has Australia played in international affairs in post war period’ Australia has played many roles in international affairs after World War Two by associating with many organisations which included the United Nations in UN conventions and peacekeeping courses‚ regional agreements which included the Colombo Plan and APEC and also East Timor. The United Nations was established at the conclusion of World War Two to prevent war in the future and allow well being and freedom to all people
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Frederick Jackson Turner in his paper‚ “The Significance of the Frontier in American History‚” his thesis asserted that the existence of a frontier and its settlement had shaped American character; given rise to individualism‚ independence‚ and self-confidence; and fostered the American spirit of invention and adaptation. Later historians‚ especially a group of “New Western Historians‚” modified the thesis by stating the environmental and other consequences of frontier settlement‚ the role of the federal
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Band D East to West Frederick Turner Jackson‚ born in 1861‚ in Portage‚ Wisconsin‚ grew up in a time of severe social change‚ in a nation plagued with an identity crisis. Fascinated by the world around him‚ Turner chose to become a history professor‚ devoting his entire life to studying American culture/society while teaching at the University of Wisconsin and Harvard. Constantly having the opportunity to study and observe the development of the “American”‚ Turner wrote extensively‚ about which
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Essay: What is Hindutva‚ and what role has it played in Indian identity politics? Through the duration of my study‚ it has become clear to me that Hindutva has many different meanings to many different people. Although there are many differing interpretations of Hindutva‚ at its core it is simply an ideology. Hindutva literally means Hinduness‚ which is‚ as it sounds‚ a way of life or a state of mind that is based on both a cultural and spiritual ethos. Hindutva is a spiritual philosophy founded
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Notes: In Fredrick Jackson Turner’s paper‚ “The Significance of the Frontier in American History-1893” his argument is how the American culture has evolved rapidly throughout it’s history despite certain setbacks and these are some of the highlight points from his article. American society‚ since the beginning of its simple state of formation has always had an urge to colonize to the west and explore for new opportunities of success and power. “The wilderness masters the colonists” is a very
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The American Frontier was a time that required influential judgment to shape the nation‚ involving promises of a new identity‚ eager to prospect. Frederick Jackson Turner was an all-time American historian who was famously known for the “Frontier Thesis”. For 40 years‚ he studied the Frontier Thesis‚ ending in 1994 when he wrote the main article‚ “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” in 1893. Reliable‚ Turner’s work seemed to convince others to unite with him because he offered plans
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