Frederick Jackson Turner Quotes
… ideas. commodities even, refuse the bounds of a nation. All are inextricably connected…. This is true especially of our modern world with its complex commerce and means of intellectual connection.
He was one of the early observers of this phenomenon. See the related quotes for others who were early observers of the coming changes.
Frederick Jackson Turner 1891 Quoted in Foreign Affairs November / December 2016
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He was one of the first to realize that technology was shaping the relations of people and states throughout the world. In 1891 most other people did not appreciate this dynamic including most politicians. However, we might wonder today what period of time he was contemplating when he used the word “rapidly”. Some have concluded that the globalization resulting from technology has been astoundingly fast while others see it as far too slow and it has a long way to go. See the related quotes for others who were early observers of the coming changes. See the Relates Quotes for more of the early observations of this phenomenon.
He was one of the first to recognize this phenomenon. See the related quotes for others who were early observers of the coming changes.
Knute the Great, King of Norway and England, was said to have attempted to control the tides. This was given by an early historian, Henry of Huntington, 1084-1155, as an example of the fallibility of kings as opposed to God.
His view was that the major driver of globalization is communications and information which travel at light speed.
Despite statements like this, Harding’s Republican Party had an isolationist wing that made us very vulnerable in the Second World War.
This is an incredibly prescient quotation. Dewey saw globalization starting before most realized the change. He wrote this in 1916. Almost a century later, we live with the results of the process that he described.
- Born: November 14, 1861
- Died: March 14, 1932
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Historian
Frederick Jackson Turner was an American historian during the early 20th century, based at the University of Wisconsin until 1910, and then Harvard University. He was known primarily for his anti-Indigenous "Frontier Thesis". He trained many PhDs who became well-known historians. He promoted interdisciplinary and quantitative methods, often with an emphasis on the Midwest. His best known publication is his essay "The Significance of the Frontier in American History", the ideas of which formed the Frontier Thesis. He argued that the moving western frontier exerted a strong influence on American democracy and the American character from the colonial era until 1890. He is also known for his theories of geographical sectionalism. During recent years historians and academics have argued frequently over Turner's work; all agree that the Frontier Thesis has had an enormous effect on historical scholarship.
