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Our Frontier Is the World
The Boy Scouts in the Age of American Ascendancy
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Artikel-Nr:
9781501716188
Veröffentl:
2018
Erscheinungsdatum:
15.05.2018
Seiten:
392
Autor:
Mischa Honeck
Gewicht:
645 g
Format:
236x156x32 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Mischa Honeck is Senior Lecturer in History at Humboldt University of Berlin. He is the author of We Are the Revolutionists: German-Speaking Immigrants and American Abolitionists after 1848 and coeditor of War and Childhood in the Era of the Two World Wars.
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...
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroduction: The White Boy's Burden1. Brothers Together: Men, Boys, and the Rejuvenation of Empire2. From Africa to Antarctica: Expeditions to the Global Frontier3. A Junior League of Nations: Campfire Diplomacy at the World Jamborees4. A Brother to All? Scouting and the Problem of Race5. Youth Marches: Depression, Dictators, and War6. Are You a Crusader? Raising Cold Warriors7. Innocents Abroad: Scouting across the U.S. Military EmpireEpilogue: The Woes of AgingAppendix: QuestionnaireNotesBibliographyIndex