论西部观念与美利坚民族的使命

On the Idea of the West and Mission of American Nation

美国的西部观念源自欧洲。 1 6 3 0年的清教徒移民 ,便把这个观念移植到了北美的英国殖民地并在基督教的语境之下将之与美利坚民族的使命联系起来。在不同的时期西部观念始终贯穿着美利坚民族的使命并且均起到很大作用。西部观念是美利坚民族的识别特征之一 。

The idea of the west originates from Europe. In 1963, puritan immigrants transplanted this idea to the British colony in North America and liked up with the mission of American nation in Christian context. In different periods, the western idea invariably embodies American national mission and takes great effect. The western idea, as one of the identities for American nation, has become a part of American culture.