Guiding Modern Girls
Girlhood, Empire, and Internationalism in the 1920s and 1930s
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
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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, which included the aftermath of the First World War, the enfranchisement of women, and the rise of the flapper or "Modern Girl." Out of this milieu, the Girl Guide movement emerged as a response to popular concerns about age, gender, race, class, and social instability.
The British-based Guide movement attracted more than a million members in over forty countries during the interwar years. Its success, however, was neither simple nor straightforward. Using an innovative multi-sited approach, Kristine Alexander digs deeper to analyze the ways in which Guiding sought to mold young people in England, Canada, and India. She weaves together 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 service-oriented, "useful" feminine future.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2018-07-01
- Mått152 x 229 x 22 mm
- Vikt440 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor296
- FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
- ISBN9780774835886
- UtmärkelserWinner of Wilson Book Prize, The Wilson Institute for Canadian History at McMaster University 2017 (Canada)