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ISBN: 1-282-01170-7 , 9786612011702 , 1-4426-8009-1

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Content: In Sons of the Empire, Robert MacDonalf explores popular ideas and myths in Edwardian Britain, their use by Baden-Powell, and their influence on the Boy Scout movement. In particular, he analyses the model of masculinity provided by the imperial frontier, the view that life in younger, far-flung parts of the empre was stronger, less degenerate than in Britain. The stereotypical adventurer - the frontiersman - provided an alternative ethic to British society. The best known example of it at the time was Baden-Powell himself, a war scout, the Hero of Mafeking in the South African war, and one of the first cult heroes to be created by the modern media. When Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908, he used both the power of the frontier myth and his own legend as a hero to galvanize the movement. The glamour of war scouting was hard to resist, its adventures a seductive invitation to the frist recruits. But Baden-Powell had a serious educational program in mind: Boy Scouts were to be trained in good citizenship. MacDoanld docusments his study with a wide range of contemporary sources, from newspapers to military memoirs. Exploring the genesis of an imperial institution through its own texts, he brings new insight into the Edwardian age.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , "" Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: A Scheme to Save the Empire""; ""PART ONE: Scouting for Men""; ""1 The Legion That Never Was 'Listed""; ""2 Buccaneers: The War Scouts""; ""3 The Wolf That Never Slept: A Scout at Mafeking""; ""PART TWO: Scouting for Boys""; ""4 Zulu Warriors or 'Red Indian' Braves? The Frontier Spirit in Scouting for Boys""; ""5 The Laws of the Jungle: Teaching Boy Scouts the Lessons of Good Citizenship""; ""6 Mrs Britannia's Youngest Line of Defence: Militarism and the Making of a National Symbol, 1908�1918""; ""Conclusion: Scouting and Myth""; ""Notes"" , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-4426-1313-0

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8020-2843-8

Language: English

Keywords: Livres numeriques. ; History. ; Biographies. ; e-books. ; Electronic books. ; Livres numeriques. ; History. ; Biographies. ; e-books. ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books.

DOI: 10.3138/9781442680098

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ISBN: 9781442680098

Content: In Sons of the Empire, Robert MacDonalf explores popular ideas and myths in Edwardian Britain, their use by Baden-Powell, and their influence on the Boy Scout movement. In particular, he analyses the model of masculinity provided by the imperial frontier, the view that life in younger, far-flung parts of the empre was stronger, less degenerate than in Britain. The stereotypical adventurer - the frontiersman - provided an alternative ethic to British society. The best known example of it at the time was Baden-Powell himself, a war scout, the Hero of Mafeking in the South African war, and one of the first cult heroes to be created by the modern media.When Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908, he used both the power of the frontier myth and his own legend as a hero to galvanize the movement. The glamour of war scouting was hard to resist, its adventures a seductive invitation to the frist recruits. But Baden-Powell had a serious educational program in mind: Boy Scouts were to be trained in good citizenship.MacDoanld docusments his study with a wide range of contemporary sources, from newspapers to military memoirs. Exploring the genesis of an imperial institution through its own texts, he brings new insight into the Edwardian age.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction: A Scheme to Save the Empire -- , PART ONE. Scouting for Men -- , CHAPTER ONE. The Legion That Never Was 'Listed -- , CHAPTER TWO. Buccaneers: The War Scouts -- , CHAPTER THREE. The Wolf That Never Slept: A Scout at Mafeking -- , PART TWO. Scouting for Boys -- , CHAPTER FOUR. Zulu Warriors or 'Red Indian' Braves? The Frontier Spirit in Scouting for Boys -- , CHAPTER FIVE. The Laws of the Jungle: Teaching Boy Scouts the Lessons of Good Citizenship -- , CHAPTER SIX. Mrs Britannia's Youngest Line of Defence: Militarism and the Making of a National Symbol, 1908-1918 -- , CONCLUSION. Scouting and Myth -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Appendices -- , Index -- , Picture Credits and Sources

Language: English

DOI: 10.3138/9781442680098

URL: https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442680098

URL: https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442680098