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Our Frontier Is the World - The Boy Scouts in the Age of American Ascendancy

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Informationen zum Autor Mischa Honeck Klappentext Mischa Honeck's Our Frontier Is the World is a provocative account of how the Boy Scouts echoed and enabled American global expansion in the twentieth century.The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has long been a standard bearer for national identity. The core values of the organization have, since its founding in 1910, shaped what it means to be an... Zusammenfassung Mischa Honeck’s Our Frontier Is the World is a provocative account of how the Boy Scouts echoed and enabled American global expansion in the twentieth century.The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has long been a standard bearer for national identity. The core values of the organization have, since its founding in 1910, shaped what it means to be an... Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: The White Boy's Burden 1. Brothers Together: Men, Boys, and the Rejuvenation of Empire 2. From Africa to Antarctica: Expeditions to the Global Frontier 3. A Junior League of Nations: Campfire Diplomacy at the World Jamborees 4. A Brother to All? Scouting and the Problem of Race 5. Youth Marches: Depression, Dictators, and War 6. Are You a Crusader? Raising Cold Warriors 7. Innocents Abroad: Scouting across the U.S. Military Empire Epilogue: The Woes of Aging Appendix: Questionnaire Notes Bibliography Index

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Authors Mischa Honeck, Mischa (Research Fellow Honeck
Publisher Cornell University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.05.2018
 
EAN 9781501716188
ISBN 978-1-5017-1618-8
No. of pages 392
Series United States in the World
United States in the World
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

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