| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-24页 |
| 1. Introduction to J.M. Coetzee | 第9-10页 |
| 2. Introduction to Waiting for the Barbarians | 第10-12页 |
| 3. Literature Review | 第12-18页 |
| 4. Theoretical Framework | 第18-22页 |
| 5. Significance and Structure of this Thesis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter One Crisis of Natural Ecology Caused by the Empire | 第24-38页 |
| 1. Harmonious Natural Environment before the Empire's Arrival | 第24-27页 |
| 2. The Destruction of Natural Environment after the Empire's Arrival | 第27-33页 |
| 3. The Severe Consequences of Ecological Crisis Caused by the Empire | 第33-38页 |
| Chapter Two Crisis of Social Ecology Caused by the Empire | 第38-57页 |
| 1. The Empire's Cultural Hegemony | 第38-44页 |
| 2. The Empire's Colonization of Aboriginal People | 第44-49页 |
| 3. The Empire's Colonization of the Old Magistrate | 第49-51页 |
| 4. The Empire’s Colonization over Women | 第51-57页 |
| Chapter Three Crisis of Spiritual Ecology Caused by the Empire | 第57-68页 |
| 1. Numb Humanity of the Town's People | 第57-61页 |
| 2. Distorted Humanity of Colonel Joll | 第61-63页 |
| 3. Spiritual Dilemma of the Old Magistrate | 第63-68页 |
| Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-75页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文和研究成果 | 第75页 |
