| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Turner’s Life and Educational Experience | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 The Germ Theory and Safety Valve | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 The Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-23页 |
| 2.1 Research Overseas | 第16-20页 |
| 2.2 Research in China | 第20-23页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THE BACKGROUND OF THE FRONTIER THESIS | 第23-28页 |
| 3.1 The Expansion of American Industrialization | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2 The Development of the Study of Historiography | 第24-28页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ THE CONTENT OF THE FRONTIER THESIS | 第28-36页 |
| 4.1 As a Counterpart to “Germ Theory” | 第28-29页 |
| 4.2 As a Catalyst for American Nationalism | 第29-31页 |
| 4.3 As a “Safety Valve” | 第31-32页 |
| 4.4 As a Promoter of American Expansion | 第32-34页 |
| 4.5 As an Incubator of American Democracy | 第34-36页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ THE IMPACT OF THE FRONTIER THESIS | 第36-42页 |
| 5.1 The Reorientation of Historical Scholarship | 第36-38页 |
| 5.2 The Justification for American Political Practices | 第38-42页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE FRONTIER THESIS | 第42-58页 |
| 6.1 Development of Unique American Democracy | 第42-46页 |
| 6.2 A New Explanation to American Development | 第46-49页 |
| 6.3 The Immature “Safety Valve Theory” | 第49-52页 |
| 6.4 The Interplay between Man and Geography | 第52-55页 |
| 6.5 The Emphasis on Multi-Casual Theory | 第55-58页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅶ CONCLUSION | 第58-62页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第62-65页 |
