ISBN:
9781350138759
Language:
English
Pages:
331 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
25 cm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Fulton, Richard Warrior generation 1865-1885
DDC:
306.2/7083510941
Keywords:
Militarism History 19th century
;
Boys Education
;
Boys Social life and customs 19th century
;
Military education History 19th century
;
Working class History 19th century
;
Militarism Social aspects 19th century
;
History
;
Imperialism Social aspects 19th century
;
History
;
Children in popular culture History 19th century
;
Großbritannien
;
Arbeiterklasse
;
Männliche Jugend
;
Militarismus
;
Geschichte 1865-1885
Abstract:
"Richard Fulton's Warrior Generation 1865-1885 fundamentally rethinks the efficacy of an institutional drive among influential middle-class opinion leaders to militarize lower-class boys in Victorian Britain. He contends that instead of engendering the desired cultural militarism, as has been commonly argued, their push had merely contributed to a fast-developing culture of adventure and masculinity. Challenging this popular assumption, Fulton carefully reexamines many of the oft cited touchstones of militaristic influence on lower-class boys, deeply assessing their actual effects on the behaviours and cultural practices of this generation. He explores a range of themes from, among others, the propagation of the military's message in school curricula (and its glorification in students' textbooks), to the military's heroic depiction and ubiquitous presence in lower-class boys' entertainment and popular media"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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