Manliness and Militarism : Educating Young Boys in Ontario for War /

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Euphoria swept Canada, and especially Ontario, with the outbreak of World War I. Young men rushed to volunteer for the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and close to 50 per cent of the half-million Canadian volunteers came from the province of Ontario. Why were people excited by the prospect of war? Wha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moss, Mark Howard, 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Military socialization.
Military education.
Military cadets.
Militarism.
Masculinity.
Boys > Attitudes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Socialisation militaire > Ontario > Histoire.
Masculinite > Ontario > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Cadets (Forces armees) > Ontario > Histoire.
Boys > Ontario > Attitudes.
Militarism > Ontario > History.
Military socialization > Ontario > History.
Masculinity > Ontario > History > 20th century.
Military cadets > Ontario > History.
Military education > Ontario > History.
Ontario.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Historical foundations: imperialism and militarism
  • Ideas, myths, and the 'modern' state
  • The culture of reading
  • The politicization of schooling
  • Making boys into men
  • At play in the fields of the empire
  • Conclusion.

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