Sons of the Empire : : The Frontier and the Boy Scout Movement, 1890-1918 / / Robert MacDonald.
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 par...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©1993 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Heritage
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
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Other title: | 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 |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781442680098 9783110490947 |
DOI: | 10.3138/9781442680098 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Robert MacDonald. |