Republicanism and progressive historical interpretations of American democracy in the works of F.J. Turner, C.A. Beard and W.A. Williams.

submitted by Suen Bing.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-90).Abstract also in Chinese.Abstract --- p.iIntroduction --- p.1Chapter Chapter One: --- Republicanism and Progressive Historical InterpretationsWhat is Republicanism? --- p.7Republicanism as a Guiding Philosophy in Progressive Historical Scholarship --- p.16Chapter Chapter Two: --- Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Democracy: A Republican Way of ThinkingHow Turner's thesis related frontier conditions with democracy? --- p.20In what way is Turner's thesis affected by republicanism? --- p.24A trace of republican idealism in Turner's later articles --- p.26The safety valve hypothesis: A supplement to Turner's free land ´ؤ democracy relationship --- p.31Free land - democracy vs. Education - democracy --- p.35Chapter Chapter Three: --- Industrial Democracy and American Civilization: The Two Sides of Charles A. Beard's Republican ThinkingThe Industrial Society (1901) --- p.42An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States (1913) --- p.46"Contemporary American History, 1877-1913 (1914)" --- p.51The Rise of American Civilization (1927) --- p.54The American Spirit (1942) --- p.58Chapter Chapter Four: --- William Appleman Williams' Inheritance of Progressive Historians' Republican TraditionAmerican Russian Relations: 1871 ´ؤ1947 and The Tragedy of American Diplomacy --- p.64The Contours of American History --- p.72Great Evasion and Empire as a Way of Life --- p.77Conclusion --- p.83Bibliography --- p.8