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... frontier thesis . He explained that the USA originally moved its civilising frontier westward by means of hundreds of small wars against the savage Indian nations and by establishing armed forts along the frontier of Indian Country ...
... frontier thesis . He explained that the USA originally moved its civilising frontier westward by means of hundreds of small wars against the savage Indian nations and by establishing armed forts along the frontier of Indian Country ...
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... frontier : ' the melting point between savagery and civilisation ' . As the frontiersman moves west , he loses his ... frontier is secured , the frontier settler gradually ' transforms the wilderness ' , not in accord with ' old Europe ...
... frontier : ' the melting point between savagery and civilisation ' . As the frontiersman moves west , he loses his ... frontier is secured , the frontier settler gradually ' transforms the wilderness ' , not in accord with ' old Europe ...
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... frontier had to abandon their civilised ways and engage in ' the savage wars of peace ' to defend and extent the frontier of western civilisation . The civilised citizens who protest do not understand why the reversion to savagery is ...
... frontier had to abandon their civilised ways and engage in ' the savage wars of peace ' to defend and extent the frontier of western civilisation . The civilised citizens who protest do not understand why the reversion to savagery is ...
Contents
Lineages of Contemporary Imperialism | 3 |
The Social Question and the Problem of History after | 31 |
Small States and Empire | 53 |
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