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

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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 ...

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Honeck, Mischa, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Boy Scouts of America.
Boy Scouts of America > History.
Imperialism > Social aspects.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Imperialisme > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Scoutisme > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Imperialism > Social aspects > United States > History.
Scouting (Youth activity) > Political aspects > United States.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the white boy's burden
  • Brothers together : men, boys, and the rejuvenation of empire
  • From Antarctica to Africa : expeditions to the global frontier
  • A junior League of Nations : campfire diplomacy at the world jamborees
  • A brother to all? : scouting and the problem of race
  • Youth marches : depression, dictators, and war
  • Are you a crusader? : raising cold warriors
  • Innocents abroad : scouting across the U.S. military empire
  • Epilogue : the woes of aging.

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