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1. Introduction |
7-14 |
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1.1 The scope and purpose of the thesis |
7-8 |
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1.2 Method of the study |
8-9 |
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1.3 Organization of the thesis |
9-10 |
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1.4 Literature review |
10-14 |
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2. The process of American urbanization |
14-35 |
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2.1 Urban development in the colonial time |
14-16 |
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2.2 Urban growth between the Independent War and the Civil War |
16-19 |
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2.3 Urban growth after the year 1860 |
19-32 |
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2.3.1 The influence of the Civil War on urbanization |
20-21 |
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2.3.2 The influence of the railroads on urbanization |
21-25 |
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2.3.3 The influence of industrialization on urbanization |
25-31 |
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2.3.3.1 The influence of industrial development on urbanization |
26-27 |
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2.3.3.2 The influence of the foreign immigrants on urbanization |
27-30 |
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2.3.3.3 Conclusion |
30-31 |
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2.3.4 The influence of the Westward Movement on urbanization |
31-32 |
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2.4 Urbanization after the year 1890 |
32-33 |
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2.5 Conclusion of the process of American urbanization |
33-35 |
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3. The analysis of the sense of “loss of innocence” |
35-50 |
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3.1 The 1~(st) definition of “loss of innocence” |
35-47 |
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3.1.1 The domestic migration within America |
36-44 |
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3.1.1.1 America’s land policies and the individual ownership of land |
37-40 |
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3.1.1.2 The American agricultural mechanization |
40-44 |
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3.1.2 The immigration of foreigners to the United States |
44-47 |
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3.2 The 2~(nd) definition of “loss of innocence” |
47-50 |
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4. Implications of the definitions of “loss of innocence” |
50-60 |
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4.1 The implication of the 1~(st) definition |
50-53 |
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4.2 The implication of the 2~(nd) definition |
53-58 |
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4.3 Conclusion for this part |
58-60 |
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5. Conclusion |
60-63 |
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Bibliography |
63-65 |
