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Our frontier is the world : the Boy Scouts in the age of American ascendancy / Mischa Honeck.
LIBRA HS3313 .H66 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Honeck, Mischa, 1976- author.
- Series:
- United States in the world
- The United States in the world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boy Scouts of America--History.
- Boy Scouts of America.
- Scouting (Youth activity)--Political aspects--United States.
- Scouting (Youth activity).
- Imperialism--Social aspects--United States--History.
- Imperialism.
- Imperialism--Social aspects.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 374 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Honeck, Mischa, 1976- Our frontier is the world.
- ISBN:
- 9781501716188
- 1501716182
- OCLC:
- 1003641849
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