The Significance of the Frontier in American History

Japanese: 《アメリカ史におけるフロンティアの意義》 - あめりかしにおけるふろんてぃあのいぎ
The Significance of the Frontier in American History

…He taught American history at the University of Wisconsin (1891-1910) and Harvard University (1910-24), and was a research associate at the Huntington Library in California from 1927 until his death. In 1893, he published “The Significance of the Frontier in American History,” and his subsequent series of essays were compiled as “Frontier Theory.” In this work, he changed the way of looking at American history from the institutional history, constitutional history, and eastern-centered perspective that was mainstream at the time to one that emphasized the frontier and western environments. At the same time, he emphasized the need to look at American history from the perspective of conflicts, rivalries, alliances, and coalitions between many sections. …

*The following is a partial explanation of the term "The Significance of the Frontier in American History."

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ウィスコンシン大学(1891‐1910),ハーバード大学(1910‐24)でアメリカ史を教え,1927年から死去までカリフォルニア州のハンティントン・ライブラリーの研究員。1893年《アメリカ史におけるフロンティアの意義》を発表,その後の一連の論文は〈フロンティア学説〉としてまとめられ,アメリカ史の見方を,当時主流を占めていた制度史,憲政史,東部中心のものから,フロンティアおよび西部という環境に重点をおく見方に変えた。同時に,アメリカ史を多数のセクション間の対立,抗争,合従,連衡という角度から見ることの必要性を強調した。…

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