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The Frontier Theory in American Cultural Studies: From Frederick Jackson Turner to Richard Slotkin

verfasst von : Matthias Waechter

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Abstract

The frontier is a multifaceted, emotionally charged, and contested term in American socio-political discourse. It refers, first of all, to a line: it was the line which divided, throughout the period of westward expansion, the conquered parts of the country from those still free of white population. Over the 18th and 19th centuries, the frontier represented the outermost line of settlement, separating white civilization from the wilderness.

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Metadaten
Titel
The Frontier Theory in American Cultural Studies: From Frederick Jackson Turner to Richard Slotkin
verfasst von
Matthias Waechter
Copyright-Jahr
2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-23008-1_1