WMS 50 Lecture 12: WMS 12
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The introduction of the significance of the frontier in an age of transnational history provides a debate on the role of frontier takes part in the american history and culture, between frederick. Jackson turner"s interpretations of the frontier and us scholars" criticism on his conception within the context of settler colonial fields. The overall argument of this article, which the recent historiographical debates in western and borderlands history (128) Contribute more on the colonial studies, is a sound one. Created significance to his interpretation of frontier. Regarded not only as a territorial expansion, (131) But rather a formation of american history. Patrick wolfe, another scholar dealing with the issue of frontier is also mentioned in this article. More importantly, the article also places turnerian idea of frontier in the us historiographical context to find out how other scholars interact with turner"s theory of frontier binary.
