| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-23页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to Defoe and His Writings | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第12-17页 |
| 1.2.1 Previous Studies Abroad | 第12-15页 |
| 1.2.2 Previous Studies at Home | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Basis of the Thesis | 第17-20页 |
| 1.4 Structure and Significance of the Thesis | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Two Imperial Ideas of Territorial Expansion in Defoe’s Novels | 第23-29页 |
| 2.1 The Ideas of Territorial Expansion | 第23-27页 |
| 2.1.1 The Ideas of Colonial Wars | 第23-25页 |
| 2.1.2 The Ideas of Colonies | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2 Effects of Territorial Expansion to Reflect Imperial Ideas | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Imperial Ideas of Wealth Accumulation in Defoe’s Novels | 第29-38页 |
| 3.1 The Ideas of Wealth Accumulation in Defoe’ s Novels | 第29-35页 |
| 3.1.1 The Ideas of the Slave Trade | 第29-31页 |
| 3.1.2 The Ideas of Gold | 第31-33页 |
| 3.1.3 The Ideas of Plantations | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2 Effects of Wealth Accumulation to Reflect Imperial Ideas | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Four Imperial Ideas of Cultural Superiority in Defoe’s Novels | 第38-49页 |
| 4.1 The Superiority of the “Self” in Defoe’s Novels | 第38-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Robinson | 第38-40页 |
| 4.1.2 Singleton | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.3 Jack | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2 The Inferiority of the “Otherness” in Defoe’s Novels | 第42-49页 |
| 4.2.1 Racial Otherness | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.2 Geographical Otherness | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2.3 Cultural Otherness | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion 40 References | 第49-53页 |
| References | 第53-56页 |
