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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Alexander, Kristine (1979-....)
Titre(s) : Guiding modern girls [Texte imprimé] : girlhood, empire, and internationalism in the 1920s and 1930s / Kristine Alexander
Publication : Vancouver : UBC Press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (IX-283 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. p. [204]-246. Bibliogr. p. [247]-270. Index p. [271]-283
Across the British empire and the world, the 1920s and 1930s were a time of unprecedented
social and cultural change. Girls and young women were at the heart of many of these
shifts. Out of this milieu, Girl Guiding emerged as a response to modern concerns
about gender, race, class, and social instability. In this book, Kristine Alexander
analyzes the ways in which Guiding sought to mold young people in England, Canada,
and India. It is a fascinating account that connects the histories of girlhood, internationalism,
and empire, while asking how girls and young women understood and responded to Guiding's
attempts to lead them toward a "useful" feminine future.
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Guiding modern girls : girlhood, empire, and internationalism
in the twenties and thirties
Sujet(s) : Scoutes -- Inde -- 1900-1945
Scoutes -- Canada -- 1900-1945
Scoutes -- Grande-Bretagne -- 1900-1945
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780774835879 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45552767r
Notice n° :
FRBNF45552767
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Guiding's beginnings : Victorian antecedents and early twentieth-century growth ;
Guiding girls toward the private sphere : training for homekeeping, mothercraft, and
matrimony ; "We must give the modern girl a training in citizenship" : preparing
girls for political and social service ; Moulding bodies and identities in the outdoors
: religion, gender, and racial-national narratives at Girl Guide camps ; "The mass
ornament" : rallies, pageantry, exercise, and drill ; Imperial and international
sisterhood : possibilities and limits.
