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Isola Press The RoughStuff Fellowship Archive Adventures with
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£27.20
Empire Publications Ltd Young Guvnors: The Rise & Fall of the Notorious
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£8.50
Oxford University Press Scouting for Boys
Book Synopsis''A scout must always be prepared at any moment to do his duty, and to face danger in order to help his fellow-men.''A startling amalgam of Zulu war-cry and imperial and urban myth, of borrowed tips on health and hygiene, and object lessons in woodcraft, Robert Baden-Powell''s Scouting for Boys (1908) is the original blueprint and ''self-instructor'' of the Boy Scout Movement. One of the all-time bestsellers in the English-speaking world, this primer of ''yarns and pictures'' constitutes probably the most influential manual for youth ever published. Yet the book is at the same time a roughly composed hodge-podge of jingoist lore and tracker legend, padded with lengthy quotations from adventure fiction and Baden-Powell''s own autobiography, and seamed through with the multiple anxieties of its time: fears of degeneration, concerns about masculinity and self-restraint, invasion paranoia. Elleke Boehmer''s edition of Scouting for Boys reprints the original text and illustrations, and her Trade Reviewvery good fun * Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph *the value of Elleke Boehmer's well-annotated text of the original edition is to show us the anxieties, contradictions and excitements of the Boy Scout movement at its inception * Alan Hollinghurst, Guardian *Elleke Boehmer's erudite introduction makes you wish she would get around to writing a full-length biogaphy of the first Chief Scout * William Cook, New Statesman *this fascinating volume tells us a lot about Baden-Powell, his movement and even to some extent the particular point in time when scouting was born' * Washington Times *Baden-Powell's work is well worth reading and re-reading, and that researchers with various interests and theoretical persuasions may find in its pages a great deal of interesting and rewarding material. * Thomas Kullman, Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen *a gripping read * The Oldie *
£15.29
Bridger House Publications Inc. Diplomacy by Deception An Account of the Treasonous Conduct by the Governments of Britain and the United States Hoaxes Deceptions
£14.50
Yale University Press The Hellfire Clubs Sex Satanism and Secret
Book SynopsisThe Hell-Fire Clubs scandalized eighteenth-century English society. This book explores the social and economic context in which the clubs emerged and flourished; their various phases, which first involved violence as an assertion of masculinity, then religious blasphemy, and later sexual indulgence.
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HarperCollins Publishers The KitCat Club
Book SynopsisOphelia Field’s ‘Kit-Cat Club’ is a story of a changing time in 17th-century Britain, during the reigns of Queen Anne and George I, when a group of men and their enterprising initiatives paved the way for new literary and political viewpoints, born out of the most unexpected circumstances.Trade Review‘The decades after the Civil Wars have been rich pickings for cultural historians. These were the years of coffee houses and clubs, an atmosphere captured in Ophelia Field's wonderrful THE KIT-KAT CLUB.’ Dominic Sandbrook, Daily Telegraph (Book of the Year) Christian Tyler, Financial Times (Book of the Year) ‘Field is meticulous in describing the literary and other artistic achievements of the wits in the club: but the fascination of this book lies in the tale she tells of their social advancement and, to an extent, of the way the club altered manners and attitudes to class around the country.' Literary Review ‘In a general book such as this, with such broad general themes, the details matter. Here Field has succeeded admirably. She has a native gift for historical retrieval so that we see the past in close-up, as it were, as well as in wide view.’ The Times 'After reading this stimulating book, it is shocking to realise that the Kit-Cat Club has had to wait so long for its influence to be recognised. Field offers rich compensation, in a book that is both instructive and engrossingly readable.' Guardian (Book of the Week) 'What particularly distinguishes this book is the humane perspective in which the writer places her protagonists…As an essay in group biography her book presents an authoritative portrait of a genuinely revolutionary era.' Sunday Telegraph ‘Elegantly written…this deeply researched book is a fitting memorial to a remarkable body of men who contributed so much to British politics and culture.’ Sunday Times
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HarperCollins Publishers Clubland
Book SynopsisThe untold story of a British institutionBrilliant.' Alan JohnsonCompelling.' David KynastonThe beer drinkers' Bill Bryson.' Times Literary SupplementFerment Magazine's Best Beer Book of the YearPete Brown is a convivial guide on this journey through the intoxicating history of the working men's clubs. From the movement's founding by teetotaller social reformer the Reverend Henry Solly to the booze-soaked mid-century heyday, when more than 7 million Brits were members, this warm-hearted and entertaining book reveals how and why the clubs became the cornerstone of Britain's social life offering much more than cheap Federation Bitter and chicken in a basket.Often dismissed as relics of a bygone age bastions of bigotry and racism Brown reminds us that long before the days of Phoenix Nights, 3,000-seat venues routinely played host to stars like Shirley Bassey, Louis Armstrong, and the Bee Gees, offering entertainment for all the family, and close to home at that. Britain's best-known coTrade Review‘Pete Brown is a brilliant master of ceremonies as he brings the history of these fine institutions to life and demonstrates their importance in working class communities across the country.’ Alan Johnson, author of This Boy ‘A compelling mixture of social history, vivid reportage and candid autobiography, Clubland makes a crucial contribution to our understanding of Britain in the last century and a half.’ David Kynaston, author of Austerity Britain ‘This is not a romantic book, lost in misty memories. It is a deeply political one. Warm, witty, Brown writes this study with humour, but also rage.’ The Observer ‘Droll, warm, bittersweet.’ Times Literary Supplement ‘A diverting journey through an important chapter of British social history. A portrait of the working man at play, at the bar, at the committee table at the club at the end of his street and yet… within touching distance of Tom Jones.’ Mark Radcliffe ‘Pete Brown writes poetically and with great authority on a slice of culture that has been ignored or derided for many years. He illuminates these arts centres, debating halls and palaces of carefree delight with love and care.’ Ian McMillan, author of Neither Nowt Nor Summat 'An important history and a heartfelt tribute to the friendship, organisation, humour and community to be found in these remarkable institutions.’ Ian Clayton, author of It's The Beer Talking: Adventures in Public Houses ‘Leave any flat-capped clichés at the door: Brown offers an earnest exploration of this crucially formative area of British social history.’ John Warland, author of Liquid History 'Completely original and brilliantly entertaining … a masterful blend of pub-fire anecdote, rigorously researched social history and insightful commentary; ultimately, a political book.’Ferment Magazine, Beer Book of the Year 2022
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Hells Angels
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Oxford University Press Scouting for Boys
Book Synopsis''A trained scout will see little signs and tracks, he puts them together in his mind and quickly reads a meaning from them such as an untrained man would never arrive at.'' A startling amalgam of Zulu war-cry and imperial and urban myth, of borrowed tips on health and hygiene, and object lessons in woodcraft, Robert Baden-Powell''s Scouting for Boys (1908) is the original blueprint and ''self-instructor'' of the Boy Scout Movement. An all-time bestseller in the English-speaking world, second only to the Bible, this primer of ''yarns and pictures'' constitutes probably the most influential manual for youth ever published. Yet the book is at the same time a roughly composed hodge-podge of jingoist lore and tracker legend, padded with lengthy quotations from adventure fiction and B-P''s own autobiography, and seamed through with the multiple anxieties of its time: fears of degeneration, concerns about masculinity and self-restraint, invasion paranoia. Elleke Boehmer''s edition of ScoutinTrade ReviewBaden-Powell's work is well worth reading and re-reading, and that researchers with various interests and theoretical persuasions may find in its pages a great deal of interesting and rewarding material. * Thomas Kullman, Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen *
£9.99
British Academy The Ages of Voluntarism How we got to the Big
Book SynopsisThis book provides the historical background to the rise of the Big Society. Voluntarism has evolved over the last hundred years to adapt to changing circumstances, drawing up new agendas, tackling old problems, and acting as an alternative to state provision and as a catalyst for further government action.Trade ReviewEntirely sensible, engaging and robust, The Ages of Voluntarism is recommended to anyone interested in the history and politics of volunatrism, doubly so for policy makers concerned with voluntary action. * Anjelica Finnegan, Political Studies Review Vol. 11 *The Ages of Voluntarism is part of an important and growing literature, reminding historians of the continuing existence and relevance of voluntary action in a space somewhere in between histories of the state, society and culture. * Charlotte Clements, History *fascinating collection of essays ... a very welcome contribution to the suprisingly small number of books on the history of voluntarism. And if it encourages others to explore a fascinating and little known aspect of British history, so much the better. * Simon Fowler, Business History *[Provides] strong evidence for the continuing vibrancy, dynamism, and diversity of the voluntary sector in twentieth-century Britain and should prove useful not just to historians of twentieth-century British social and political life, but also to social and political scientists, as well as policymakers. * Oliver Blaiklock, Twentieth Century British History *Table of Contents1. The Ages of Voluntarism: an Introduction ; 2. Voluntarism and the Impact of the First World War ; 3. Associational Voluntarism in Interwar Britain ; 4. Labour, Charity and Voluntary Action: the Myth of Hostility ; 5. Civil Society, Class and Locality: Tenant Groups in Post-War Britain ; 6. Professionalisationk New Social Movements and Voluntary Action in the 1960s and 1970s ; 7. Faith, Charity and Citizenship: Christianity, Volunarism and the State in the 1980s ; 8. Voluntary Action, New Labour and the 'Third Sector'
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Powerful Voices The Musical and Social World of
Book SynopsisOffers the first thorough accounting of collegiate a cappella music's history and reveals how the critical issues of sociability, gender, performance, and technology affect its music and experience. Just as importantly, Joshua S. Duchan provides a vital contribution to music scholarship more broadly.Trade ReviewWell aware that few musical pleasures top the sensation of joining one's voice with others to create a meticulously blended sound, Joshua Duchan proves himself an effective writer and historian, clear thinker, and skilled musician in showing how American college students today, using contemporary pop recordings, have organized a social framework built upon the experience of vocal blending."" —Richard Crawford, University of Michigan""The scholarship is excellent. Duchan draws on relevant researchers and theorists in sociology, anthropology, music criticism, music history, culture and communication, musicology, and ethnomusicology. The sources cited are woven with care into the text to produce a fine analytic fabric treating of a cappella in all its complexity. Most impressive."" —Robert Stebbins, University of Calgary""Collegiate a cappella is a hundred years old and touches the lives of hundreds of thousands of students each year. Finally we have a scholarly look at this community that's thoughtful and insightful. Often treated as rock stars on their campus, many college students find a cappella to be the most powerful musical experience they will ever have, and we now have a book that explains how and why."" —Deke Sharon, Founder of the Contemporary A Cappella Society and the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella
£19.90
The University of Michigan Press Powerful Voices
Book SynopsisOffers the first thorough accounting of collegiate a cappella’s history and reveals how the critical issues of sociability, gender, performance, and technology affect its music and experience. Just as importantly, Duchan provides a vital contribution to music scholarship more broadly.
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Duckworth Books Hotbed
Book SynopsisThe never-before-told story of the club whose audacious ideas and unruly acts transformed an international feminist agenda into a modern way of life.Trade Review‘Joanna Scutts’ fascinating secret US club of early twentieth-century feminists… An enthralling story of rebellion but also of the power of female friendship… Rigorous social history is enlivened by brio and belief throughout’ Hephzibah Anderson, Observer‘Sets out to recover these forgotten activists, women who were engaged in some of the most important campaigns of the twentieth century... A series of illuminating vignettes that remind us how far feminism has come over the past century, but also how much remains familiar and yet to be achieved’ Kathryn Hughes, Sunday Times'[A] lively and absorbing new social history… it was only after I read Hotbed that I realized the type of feminist friendship from which I am more directly descended was that of the Heterodites' New York Review of Books'Incredibly resonant in today’s times, and a profound read' Fiona Davis, New York Times-bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue'Deeply researched and deftly rendered... a spirited, inspiring history' Lauren Elkin, author of Flâneuse'A transporting tour-de-force of storytelling' Janice P. Nimura, author of The Doctors Blackwell'Spirit and panache... one for anyone interested in the history of feminism, friendship, or New York City' Ruth Franklin, award-winning author of Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life'A wonderful tribute to the "restless audacious [and] creative spirit" that pushes a culture beyond convention and complacency and toward something new... fascinating' Maggie Doherty, award-winning author of The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960s‘This enlightening book covers the first ten or so years of the club’s existence. It is also the story of the early feminist movement in the US, and highlights the underacknowledged part that these activist women played in psychology, education, theatre, journalism, anti-lynching legislation and the early-twentieth-century American labour movement’ Ann Kennedy Smith, Times Literary Supplement‘A deeply researched and kinetic historical telling of Heterodoxy’s fruitful, if also fraught, period, from its inception until the early 1920s. In vibrant prose that summons the idealism and daring of the very existence of Heterodoxy as a center for sisterhood and women-led political thought, Scutts brings to life the stories of women who formed friendships among their ranks, the majority of whom were upper-middle-class authors, journalists, sociologists and artists’ Washington Post'Joanna Scutts hones in on one particularly fascinating corner of this world: the Heterodoxy Club, a coterie of women that included Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Alice Kimball, Alison Turnbull Hopkins, and Susan Glaspell, among other influential figures. Hotbed brings you to the heart of the social world that sustained and supported them, and it is filled with fascinating details for anyone remotely interested in this history’ LitHub
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Irish Academic Press Ltd Loyal to the Core Orangeism and Britishness in
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Pluto Press St. Pauli
Book SynopsisFrom German unification to the birth of the Bundesliga and beyond, this book tells the history of Germany’s cult football club and its famously left wing fan baseTrade Review'Football has always been tribal, but this book shows how tribalism can be a force for good. Radicalism, social inclusion and joy all have their place on the terraces; there's more than one Marcus Rashford out there!' -- Val McDermid'Fascinating and profoundly political' -- Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today (Polity, 2019) and host of the podcast RADIKAAL'A fascinating history of the football club, and explain how politics, music, art and sport combine on the terraces in the fight against discrimination. A powerful and mesmerising book about football, and how it can be a force for good in an often corrupt and capitalist world' -- FourFourTwo'A well-founded club history' -- '11Freunde''An engaging history … it is a tale unlike any other sports team' -- Counterpunch'A timely reminder of the power of the football club, as a cultural and societal institution, in many ways more powerful than a religious place of worship or a town hall' -- Sportsman'Less overlapping full-backs, catenaccio and gegenpresse, more punk rock, autonomia and Gramscian theory, this is no ordinary football book' -- Football PinkTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword by Deniz Naki Abbreviations Preface PART I - INFORMAL BEGINNINGS 1. The Birth of German Football 2. Football Reaches Hamburg, Sankt Pauli is Founded 3. The Club’s Early Years PART II - WAR AND PEACE: FROM THE THIRD REICH TO THE BUNDESLIGA 4. Sankt Pauli under the Swastika 5. Postwar Successes and the Magnificent Eleven 6. The New Millerntor Stadium 7. Creation of the German League PART III - CULT PIRATES OF THE LEAGUE 8. From the Regional Leagues to the Second Division 9. Transition from Neighbourhood to Kult Club 10. Fußball Gegen Nazis PART IV - STANDS WITH A CONSCIENCE 11. A Unique Mix of Football and Social Projects 12. The Rebel’s Choice of St. Pauli-Celtic 13. From Hell to Centenary 14. Social Romantics Try to Reclaim the Club 15. Stadium Ultras’ Antifascism in 2002 PART V - ST. PAULI: PASSION WITHOUT BORDERS 16. Global Expansion and the Fan Clubs in England, Scotland and Ireland 17. The Unfinished Business of Women’s Football 18. Music, Democracy and Solidarity in the District and Stadium 19. St. Pauli is the Only Option Epilogue: Against Modern Football Bibliography Index
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The History Press Ltd The Scout Movement in West Fife
Book SynopsisA history of the Scout movement in West Fife
£10.44
The History Press Ltd Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Classic
Book SynopsisA history of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
£11.69
The History Press Ltd Sussex County Cricket Club Championship 2003
Book SynopsisA history of Sussex Country Cricket Club Championship 2003
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The History Press Ltd Raith Rovers Football Club Since 1996 Images of
Book SynopsisA history of Raith Rovers Football Club since 1996.
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Rlpg/Galleys The Cultic Milieu
Book SynopsisIn 1999, a seemingly incongruous collection of protestors converged in Seattle to shut down the meetings of the World Trade Organization. Union leaders, environmentalists dressed as endangered turtles, mainstream Christian clergy, violence-advocating anarchists, gay and lesbian activists, and many other diverse groups came together to protest what they saw as the unfair power of a nondemocratic elite. But how did such strange bedfellows come together? And can their unity continue? In 1972another period of social upheavalsociologist Colin Campbell posited a ''cultic milieu'': An underground region where true seekers test hidden, forgotten, and forbidden knowledge. Ideas and allegiances within the milieu change as individuals move between loosely organized groups, but the larger milieu persists in opposition to the dominant culture. Jeffrey Kaplan and Helene Loow find Campbell''s theory especially useful in coming to grips with the varied oppositional groups of today. While the issues diTrade ReviewWhat do deep ecologists, neo-nazis, goths, black nationalists, and urban shamans have in common? They are all part of a 'cultic milieu,' an underground culture that embraces everyone, right or left, good or bad, who thrives on standing in opposition to the social mainstream. The articles in this book explore how and why, as they analyze movements that have rarely been brought together before. It's a fantastic collection, bound to blow the world of cultic studies wide open. -- Robert Ellwood, (University of Southern California)This is an important and timely book that focus attention on an increasingly significant phenomenon, that of cultural opposition and dissent. It is gratifying to find cultic milieu theory being revived in this context and being put to such good use to shed light on the confusing and diverse world of radical environmentalism, communitarianism, racism, mysticism and magic. Kaplan and Loow are to be congratulated on producing a collection that constitutes the first serious attempt to chart this complex phenomenon and in so doing giving us invaluable insights into the contemporary world of cultural deviance and resistance. -- Colin Campbell, (York University)This book is a provocative and useful contribution to understanding pluralism. -- W. L. Pitts Jr., Baylor University * CHOICE, June 2003 *An original and valuable contribution to the sociology of 'stigmatized knowledge' . . . parts of the book will be invaluable reading for advanced undergraduate and graduate students on courses in social movements, sociology of religion, and popular culture. -- James A. Beckford, University of Warwick * American Journal of Sociology *[An] elegantly readable book. . . . I can say unequivocally . . . that it has much to offer scholars in a variety of disciplines. -- Susan Schept * Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review *Enter the wilder shores of countercultural, utopian territories where, in the words of the editor, 'proscribed and/or forbidden knowledge is the coin of the realm;' where activities range from the extreme left to the extreme right, from white to black, from the radically communal to the radically individualistic, with oppositional environmentalism and the search for purity as recurrent themes. Important currents, often capable of posing threats to the mainstream, are explored in depth in The Cultic Milieu: a book which will certainly engage, and probably concern, the reader. -- Paul Heelas, (Lancaster University)Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 The Cult, the Cultic Milieu and Secularization 3 Diggers, Wolfs, Ents, Elves and Expanding Universes: Global Bricolage and the Question of Violence within the Subcultures of Radical Environmentalism 4 The Historical Communal Roots of Ultraconservative Groups: Earlier American Communes That Have Shaped Today's Far Right 5 Neo-Shamanism, Psychic Phenomena, and Media Trickery: Cultic Differences in Hungary 6 The Gothic Milieu 7 Black and White Unite in Fight? On the Interaction Between Black and White Radical Racialists 8 The Idea of Purity: The Swedish Racist Counterculture, Animal Rights, and Environmental Protection 9 The Postwar Paths of Occult National Socialism: From Rockwell and Mandole to Manson 10 Thriving in a Cultic Milieu: The World Union of National Socialists, 1962-1992 11 The Modern Anti-Cult Movement in Historical Perspective 12 "Who Watches the Watchman?" Another Side to the Watchdog Groups
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University of British Columbia Press Guiding Modern Girls
Book SynopsisBy analyzing how the Girl Guide movement sought to maintain social stability in England, Canada, and India during the 1920s and 1930s, this book reveals the ways in which girls and young women understood, reworked, and sometimes challenged the expectations placed on them by the world's largest voluntary organization for girls.Trade ReviewGuiding Modern Girls unveils how the early Girl Guide movement carved out spaces of intergenerational female homosociality that were neither fully empowering nor exclusively oppressive. On a larger scale, it gestures at the untapped potential buried in the history of youth organizations for charting the stony and serpentine trails that led to the emergence of a global modernity. -- Mischa Honeck, Historisches Institut, Universitat Duisburg-Essen * H-SOZ-KULT *Kristine Alexander makes a significant contribution to the intertwined histories of girlhood, imperialism, and the international Girl Guide movement. -- Kristine Moruzi * Canadian Historical Review *Alexander paints a complex image of the organization, which was the epitome of the simultaneously dynamic and traditional nature of British society in the interwar period, and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the Girl Guides through this thought-provoking transnational study. -- Sian Edwards, University of Winchester * Historical Studies in Education, Vol. 31, No. 1 *Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Guiding’s Beginnings: Victorian Antecedents and Early Twentieth-Century Growth2 Guiding Girls toward the Private Sphere: Training for Homekeeping, Mothercraft, and Matrimony3 “We Must Give the Modern Girl a Training in Citizenship”: Preparing Girls for Political and Social Service4 Moulding Bodies and Identities in the Outdoors: Religion, Gender, and Racial-National Narratives at Girl Guide Camps5 “The Mass Ornament”: Rallies, Pageantry, Exercise, and Drill6 Imperial and International Sisterhood: Possibilities and LimitsConclusionNote; Bibliography; Index
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University Press of Florida Mile Marker Zero
Book SynopsisFor Hemingway and Fitzgerald, there was Paris in the twenties. For others, later, there was Greenwich Village, Big Sur, and Woodstock. But for an even later generation there was another moveable feast: Key West, Florida. Mile Marker Zero tells the story of how writers and artists found their identities in Key West and maintained their friendships over the decades.
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Rivers Oram Press From the Closet to the Screen Women at the
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Russell Sage Foundation Social Commitments in a Depersonalized World
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Cornell University Press Our Frontier Is the World
Book SynopsisMischa 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 American boy and man. As Honeck shows, those masculine values had implications that extended far beyond the borders of the United States. Writing the global back into the history of one of the country's largest youth organizations, Our Frontier Is the World details how the BSA operated as a vehicle of empire from the Progressive Era up to the countercultural moment of the 1960s. American boys and men wearing the Scout uniform never simply hiked local trails to citizenship; they forged ties with their international peers, camped in foreign lands, and started troops on overseas military bases. Scouts traveled to Africa and eTrade ReviewThought-provoking and deeply researched.... Our Frontier Is the World covers much fresh ground. Indeed, Honeck's expansive narrative provides new insights on a wide variety of topics, from the development of mass media to the commodification of Native American culture to the role of youth in waging the Cold War.... Exploring the complex nexus of boyhood and empire, Our Frontier Is the World deftly illuminates the contours of U.S. power. * Journal of Social History *In a richly detailed and researched book, nearly a quarter of the pages are dedicated to sources and citations, providing a history of the BSA while at the same time exploring the evolution of the United States as an imperial power. Honeck provides details, research, and several sources to make his argument. The book presents a complex and intriguing picture of the intersection of a service organization, empire, and identity in the twentieth century... Honeck's fine work chronicles the intentions of the BSA, but it remains an open question as to what the effects were on everyday Scouts. * H-Net *This original and incisive portrait of scouting's shifting global frontiers demonstrates the centrality of this iconic youth organization to the construction and maintenance of U.S. * The Journal of American History *Honeck provides a superbly written and richly detailed history of the Boy Scouts abroad. He fully accomplishes his goal to show that the BSA's agenda neatly dovetailed with U.S. foreign policy in times of crisis by becoming a useful tool from which to sharpen U.S. influence abroad behind the innocent faces of young American boys. * Diplomatic History *Our Frontier Is the World: The Boy Scouts in the Age of American Ascendancy is an expansive examination of the global history of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the organization's role in promoting "American ascendancy" in cultural, political, and even military realms.... Honeck's book is a critical addition to the field * Journal of Southern History *This masterly study of the BSA will appeal to students and scholars of U.S. empire and to anyone invested in understanding how age-related constructs of difference operated within the intertwined national and globalized youthscapes of the tumultuous twentieth century * The Journal of American history *Mischa Honeck's Our Frontier Is the World demonstrates how fields of historiography can fruitfully overlap if not quite merge... In splendidly researched and forcefully argued narrative, standards intertwine in clear view, enlivened by quotations and anecdotes... Thoughtful and sharply worded, this book finds great complexity in its subjects. * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: The White Boy's Burden 1. Brothers Together: Men, Boys, and the Rejuvenation of Empire 2. From Africa to Antarctica: Expeditions to the Global Frontier 3. A Junior League of Nations: Campfire Diplomacy at the World Jamborees 4. A Brother to All? Scouting and the Problem of Race 5. Youth Marches: Depression, Dictators, and War 6. Are You a Crusader? Raising Cold Warriors 7. Innocents Abroad: Scouting across the U.S. Military Empire Epilogue: The Woes of Aging Appendix: Questionnaire Notes Bibliography Index
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Skyhorse Publishing The Handbook for Scout Masters: The Original 1914
Book SynopsisNow Available Again, the Original 1914 Rules, Regulations, and Lessons Necessary for Boy Scout LeadersFirst published in 1914, the Handbook for Scout Masters was the foremost compendium on leading and guiding a Boy Scout troop. Here, word for word, you can read all about just what it took to be a Scout Master, with a focus on the
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Pan Macmillan Fans: A Journey into the Psychology of Belonging
Book Synopsis'A celebration of human idiosyncrasy and of our talent for building shared meaning and solidarity out of the strangest material' – TLSFans takes the reader on a journey through a constellation of fandoms, and along the way demonstrates some fundamental truths about the human condition.Fascinating and thought-provoking, Fans is a story of communities, of what happens to us when we interact with people who share our passions. The human brain is wired to reach out, and while our groupish tendencies can bring much strife (religious intolerance, racism, war, etc.), they are also the source of some of our greatest satisfactions.Fandoms offer much of the pleasure of tribalism with little of the harm: a feeling of belonging and of shared culture, a sense of meaning and purpose, improved mental well-being, reassurance that our most outlandish convictions will be taken seriously, and the freedom to try to emulate (and dress like) our hero.But Bond shows that despite these benefits, the world of fandoms is not without its dark underside, from the “copycat effect” fuelling mass shootings to the delusions that can accompany the parasocial relationships that fans feel they have with their heroes.In Fans, Michael Bond draws on the work of social psychologists and anthropologists to understand how people behave in groups and why such groups have such a profound effect on human culture.Trade ReviewEntertaining and insightful * The Times *Highly enjoyable * Independent *A celebration of human idiosyncrasy and of our talent for building shared meaning and solidarity out of the strangest material * TLS *A fascinating insight into why people come together in pursuit of something they love and the very real benefits it can bring to our lives * i-D *Bond’s research is extensive, informative, engagingly presented and his topic timely. * Financial Times *
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Inner Traditions Bear and Company The Secret History of the Hell-Fire Clubs: From
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the origins, influences, and legacy of the scandalous Hell-Fire Clubs of the 18th century and beyond • Reveals the club’s origins in the work of Rabelais and the magical practices of John Dee and how their motto, “Do What You Will,” deeply influenced Aleister Crowley • Explores the cross-fertilization of liberty and libertinage within these clubs that influenced both U.S. and French Revolutions • Examines the debaucherous activities and famous members of many Hell-Fire Clubs, including Sir Francis Dashwood’s Monks of Medmenham Mention the Hell-Fire Clubs and you conjure up an image of aristocratic rakes cutting a swath through the village maidens. Which is true, but not the whole truth. The activities of these clubs of upper-class Englishmen revolved around not only debauchery but also blasphemy, ritual, quasi-magical pursuits, and political intrigue. Providing a history of these infamous clubs, Geoffrey Ashe reveals their origins in the work of François Rabelais and the activities of John Dee. He shows how the Hell-Fire Clubs’ anything-goes philosophy of “Do what you will”--also Aleister Crowley’s famous motto--and community template were drawn directly from Rabelais. The author looks at the very first Hell-Fire Club, founded by Philip, Duke of Wharton, in 1720 and then at the Society of the Dilettanti, a fraternity formed in 1732. Ashe examines the life, travels, and influences of Sir Francis Dashwood, founding member of the Society of the Dilettanti and the scandalous Permissive Society at Medmenham, also known as the Monks of Medmenham. He also explores other Hell-Fire clubs the movement inspired throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland, including the violence-prone Mohocks and the Appalling Club. He shows how many illustrious figures of the day were members of these societies, such as Lord Byron. He also examines the rumors that Benjamin Franklin was a member, an allegation that can be neither confirmed nor denied. Exploring the political and magical ideas that fueled this movement, the author shows how the cross-fertilization of liberty and libertinage within the Hell-Fire Clubs went on to influence both the U.S. and French revolutions, as well as the hippie movement of the 1960s, the Church of Satan founded by Anton LaVey, and the motorcycle club known as the Hell’s Angels. The legacy of the Hell-Fire Clubs continues to impact society, beckoning both elite and outsider to cast aside social norms and “do what you will.”Trade Review“Geoffrey Ashe, one of Britain’s most outstanding historians, paints a vivid picture of Francis Dashwood’s Hell-Fire Club and other similar secret societies in this page-turning review of one of England’s most audacious periods of history.” * Andrew Collins, bestselling author of Göbekli Tepe *“A sweeping history of libertinism seen through the lens of the English ‘clubs’ of the eighteenth century. Precise and cogent, it also freely wanders the halls of infamy, painting portraits of some of the subject’s most notorious figures. The motto ‘do what thou will’ defines a stance through this history, one that pulls at the Gordian knots of pain and pleasure, freedom and destiny.” * Jesse Bransford, associate professor of visual arts and chair of the Department of Art and Art Profe *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface to the 2019 Edition Prologue “Hell Is the Place for Me” PART ONE Speculation 1 The Abbey of All Delights 2 Occult Wife-SwappingPART TWO Realization 3 Whigs and Rakes4 A Dukedom in Hell 5 Whatever Is, Is Right 6 Bubb and Fred 7 Castle Building8 Medmenham 9 The Favorite and the Maverick 10 The Hell-Fire Ministry11 AftermathPART THREE Nightmare 12 The Gothic Plunge13 The Divine Marquis 14 End or Beginning?A Note on Sex Bibliography Index
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Africa World Press Purchasing Culture: The Dissemination of
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Skyhorse Publishing Boy Scouts Handbook: Original 1911 Edition
Book SynopsisThis is a full-color edition of the very first Boy Scouts Handbook, complete with the wonderful vintage advertisements that accompanied the original1911 edition, Over 40 million copies in print!The original Boy Scouts Handbook standardized American scouting and emphasized the virtues and qualifications for scouting, delineating what the American Boy Scouts declared was needed to be a “well-developed, well-informed boy.” The book includes information on: The organization of scouting Signs and signaling Camping Scouting games Description of scouting honors. Scouts past and present will be fascinated to see how scouting has changed, as well as what has stayed the same over the years.“In these pages and throughout our organization we have made it obligatory upon our scouts that they cultivate courage, loyalty, patriotism, brotherliness, self-control courtesy, kindness to animals, usefulness, cheerfulness, cleanliness, thrift purity, and honor, no one can doubt that with such training added to his native gifts, the American boy will bin the near future, as a man, bean efficient leader in the paths of civilization and peace.”—From the Preface
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Fonthill Media LLc Camping with the Spirit of Adventure
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Stripe Matter Inc Get Together: How to Build a Community With Your
Book SynopsisA practical and heartfelt guide to cultivating a community, online or IRL. Although communities feel magical, they don’t come together by magic. Get Together is a practical and heartfelt guide to cultivating a community. Whether starting a run crew, connecting with fans online, or sparking a movement of K–12 teachers, the secret to getting people together is this: build your community with people, not for them. In Get Together, Bailey Richardson, Kevin Huynh, and Kai Elmer Sotto of People & Company share true stories of everyday people who have created thriving communities, both in person and online. They provide clear steps to untangle the challenge of getting passionate people together, helping individuals and organizations navigate the intricacies of leading a community, including: How to rally the first people How to get people talking How to attract new, authentic folks How to develop leaders and expand globally. The People & Company team reminds us that we each hold the potential to spark a community. Get Together shows readers that if we join forces—as company and customers, artist and fans, organizer and advocates—we’ll do more together than we ever could alone.Trade Review“Get Together tells the stories and reveals the insights of community-building. Don’t start one without reading this book.” —Robert Wang, founder of Instant Pot “As a leader of a social-impact organization, I found Get Together to be helpful in thinking about how we could do better at building and cultivating the community around IDEO.org. I’d recommend Get Together to anyone organizing or participating in communities, personally or professionally.” —Jocelyn Wyatt, CEO of IDEO.org “Get Together is a book about our most valuable resource--people--and how to get them together. Sounds simple; but then all great ideas are.”—Craig Pearce, co-writer of the films Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, and The Great Gatsby“In a time of growing social isolation and disconnection from what matters most, Bailey, Kevin, and Kai offer a vision for how the world could be. Read it!” —Casper ter Kuile, co-author of the How We Gather report “This book encapsulates in a 90-minute read what took me 20 years to learn at Surfrider. It provides clear guidance on how to methodically build a thriving community.” —Dr. Chad Nelsen, CEO of the Surfrider Foundation “Get Together is a must-read. As a community builder, I have an immense appreciation for the way Bailey, Kai, and Kevin broke things down."—Claire Wasserman, founder of Ladies Get Paid“As the producer of the first Star Wars Celebration, I had to work with my team and Lucasfilm to build an event that was worthy of the worldwide Star Wars community. I wish I had had a book like Get Together back then—I would’ve devoured it to gain insight on building my community to give me a head start!” —Dan Madsen, former president of the Official Star Wars Fan Club “At a time when the extremes have become the norm and acute polarization is on the rise, Get Together is a much-needed road map to building authentic communities for good, which can ultimately outcompete the bad.”—Sasha Havlicek, CEO of the Institute for Strategic DialogueTable of ContentsWhy build a community?I Spark the flame: Getting together1. Pinpoint your people2. Do something together3. Get people talkingII Stoke the fire: Sticking together4. Attract new folks5. Cultivate your identity6. Pay attention to who keeps showing upIII Pass the torch: Growing together7. Create more leaders8. Supercharge your leaders9. Celebrate togetherWhat’s next for your community?Appendix
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Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Art at the Table: The Lotos Club State Dinner
Book SynopsisFounded in New York City in 1870, The Lotos Club is one of the oldest literary and arts clubs in the United States. Lotos became known for its tradition of honouring outstanding men and women from all walks of life with testimonial 'State Dinners', especially after it began to commemorate these occasions with unique souvenir menus designed by artists and illustrators of the day. Art at the Table is a lavishly illustrated retrospective of the Club's 150-year-old-tradition, featuring the art of the menus and the stories behind them. American culture and history are chronicled in these fetes, from Gilbert and Sullivan and Mark Twain to aviator Amelia Earhart and author Tom Wolfe.
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Watkins Media Limited Get Your Head in the Game: An exploration of
Book SynopsisFootball is more than just a sport. The pitch reveals emotion in the extreme: from the glory of goals, the rollercoaster of club loyalty, through to the immense pressure of expectation, fear of injury, and crushing defeat. Fans, players, managers, coaches and even those new to the sport can’t help but be swept up by the drama of the beautiful game. But when players at the peak of their physical fitness commit suicide, or poor mental health derails careers, there can still be a stunned silence in the community, a lack of connection. Dominic Stevenson, a writer, player, coach and lifelong football obsessive, interviews a diverse cross-section of characters in the football world to try to understand this lost connection between the sport and the mind. This book contains contributions from internationally renowned players such as Sam Hutchinson, Chris Kirkland, Ella Masar, John Harkes and Iffy Onoura. From voices at top clubs around the globe including Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and DC United, to the stories of smaller clubs and unsung heroes behind the scenes, Dominic reveals personal battles both on and off the pitch, touching on anxiety, depression, discrimination, trauma, identity and recovery. Trade Review"A heartfelt, poignant and thoughtful work on a topic that truly matters." - Daniel Gray, author of Saturday, 3pm"A must-read for fans of the beautiful game" - Nancy Frostick, The Athletic"Brilliant and important" - Doug Johnstone, author of The Jump"Emotionally intelligent, devastatingly real and carefully constructed Get Your Head in The Game is an absolute must read." - Hannah Albery, host of the Mind Matters podcast
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Bonnier Books Ltd Scouts: The Stories That Built a Movement
Book SynopsisDiscover how a global phenomenon began with a small adventure camp in 1907 and grew into a movement of 50 million members that equips young people with valuable skills for life.Including previously unseen photographs from the UK Scout Heritage Collection, and fascinating stories of the people that created the Wolf Cubs, the Rover Scouts, the Sea Scouts and the Air Scouts, this book is the story of a movement with young people at its heart. Learn how Scouts have journeyed into space, how they helped during wartime, and how Scouts today continue to support communities both locally and around the world.With a foreword by Bear Grylls, UK Chief Scout and Chief Ambassador of World Scouting, this is the ultimate book for Scouts of all ages.
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Little, Brown Book Group A Force To Be Reckoned With: A History of the
Book SynopsisEveryone knows three things about the Women's Institute: that they spent the war making jam; the sensational Calendar Girls were WI; and, more recently, that slow-handclapping of Tony Blair. But there's so much more to this remarkable Movement. Over 200,000 women in the UK belong to the WI and their membership is growing. They cross class and religion,include all ages -from students and metropolitan young professionals, such as the Shoreditch Sisters,to rural centenarians -with passions that range from supporting the 1920s Bastardy Bill (in response to a wartime legacy of illegitimate babies) to the current SOS for Honey Bees campaign.It was founded in 1915, not by worthy ladies in tweeds but by the feistiest women in the country, including suffragettes, academics and social crusaders who discovered the heady power of sisterhood, changing women's lives and their world in the process. Certainly its members boiled jam and sang ' Jerusalem ', but they also made history. This fascinating book reveals for the first time how they are - and always were - a force to be reckoned with.
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The History Press Ltd This Scouting Life: A Memoir of a Simpler Time
Book SynopsisExploding tins of beans over a campfire. Hammering down tent pegs in the rain. Marching for hours, singing for days, and playing ‘Bulldog’s Charge’ at every opportunity. This Scouting Life is a story about the experiences shared by millions of people worldwide, and in communities all across Ireland. For the author, Archie Raeside, this is the story of how an eight-year-old boy in Dublin of 1947 decides he wants to become a Scout and how that desire becomes a reality. As the author rose through the ranks, his memories paint a picture of a changing organisation and a changing Ireland, recounting his involvement with Presidency of Eamon De Valera and the visit of Pope John Paul in 1979. This is a book that tells the story of one man’s life within the Irish Scouts, but in the memories he evokes and the scenes he recaptures, this is a book about a simpler time of which we were all a part.
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Mortons Media Group Scouting & Recollections The 3rd Parkstone Scout
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Carnegie Publishing Ltd The Oddfellows 200 Years of Making Friends and
Book SynopsisOn 10 October 1810, 27 men came together to form the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity. This book portrays the life of the Oddfellows since its birth. It is also suitable for historians, those connected with the study of friendly societies, and those interested in British social history.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Animal Revolution: Changing Attitudes Towards Speciesism
Book SynopsisWhen Richard Ryder coined the term 'speciesism' over two decades ago, the issue of animal rights was very much a minority concern that had associations with crankiness. Today, the animal rights movement is well-established across the globe and continues to gain momentum, with animal experimentation for medical research high on the agenda and very much in the news. This pioneering book - an historical survey of the relationship between humans and non-humans - paved the way for these developments. Revised, updated to include the movement's recent history and available in paperback for the first time, and now introducing Ryder's concept of 'painism', Animal Revolution is essential reading for anyone who cares about animals or humanity. Dr Richard D. Ryder is a psychologist, ethicist, historian and political campaigner. He is also a past chairman of the RSPCA. His other books include Victims of Science: The Use of Animals in Research, The Political Animal: The Conquest of Speciesism and Animal Welfare and the Environment (editor). As Mellon Professor, he taught Animal Welfare at Tulane University.Trade Review'A fascinating account of how animals have been regarded and treated from ancient times to the present day ... Buy this book for the history and the campaigning ... buy it for the psychology and the ideas too. Even if you don't agree with him, Ryder is never less than stimulating.' International Society for Applied Ethology Newsletter 'It would be difficult to find a text that provides a more comprehensive history of man's changing use and relationship to non-human animals.' 'A book full of valuable observations and insights? This book has something important to say and Richard Ryder knows how to say it.' Freethinker (2000) Richard Ryder analyses such springs of human conduct as machismo, stoicism and squeamishness. He has never been afraid to court controversy or to unleash uncomfortable new ideas. This is a bracing book. Times Literary Supplement As an introduction to the history of human exploitation of animals, and the increasingly effective attempts by the enlightened to make amends, this book cannot be bettered. Dr. Robert Garner - University of Leicester
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Lawrence & Wishart Ltd The Acceptable Face of Feminism
Book SynopsisThe British Women's Institute is more often associated with jam and Jerusalem than radical activity, but in this book Maggie Andrews explores the WI's relationship with feminism from the formation of the organisation in 1915 up to the eve of British feminism's renaissance in the late 1960s. The book aims to challenge, not only common sense perceptions about the Women's Institute but also those about feminism, interrogating preoccupations with domestic spaces and skills. This makes it is valuable reading for those interested in both historical and contemporary feminism, as well as, more broadly, the history of the twentieth century. Attention is given to the female cultural space and the value system provided by the WI, and the campaigns that articulated the needs of rural women and attempted to meet them. In this 100th anniversary year of the founding of the WI, this celebrated text is re-published in a new and completely revised edition. Maggie Andrews's new afterword considers the resurgence of interest in the WI amongst young women in the twenty-first century, and the relationship between this and the contemporary cultural enthusiasm for the domestic. There is also a new chapter on the formation of the WI in the First World War and substantial additions to existing chapters, including discussions of the WI involvement with radio in the inter-war years, and with evacuation in the Second World War.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Writing feminist history2. The WI: a Great War legacy3. Autonomy and growth in the early years4. Identity problems: a history of the histories5. Politics and Patchwork6. Campaigns: water and housing7. War Years: evacuees, fruit and the new Jerusalem8. Denman College9. Can flower arranging be feminist?10. Afterword: domesticity, feminism and the WI in the twenty-first century
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften The Real Meaning of our Work?: Jewish Youth Clubs
Book SynopsisYouth clubs like the Boys’ Brigade became a trend in the UK in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Jewish community in the UK began their own clubs to educate and entertain young Jews. These clubs mirrored the examples begun within the Christian community and adapted their models of social control by providing purposeful recreation, religious education and sporting activities to cultivate young minds and bodies. Much primary source material exists on these clubs, including publicity material provided by the clubs themselves as well as oral history accounts given by former members. This book looks at the records left behind by the Jewish clubs and asks to what extent they were successful in providing Jewish education to Jewish youth and how this education was defined by gender. The author ultimately argues that some religious elements were evident in these clubs and that where they were included, inclusive British identities were promoted.Table of ContentsCONTENTS: Judaism, Masculinity and Femininity, 1880–1939 – Girls’ Clubs, 1886–1939 – Boys’ Clubs, 1896–1939 – The Jewish Lads’ Brigade, 1895–1939 – Jewish Scout and Guide Groups, 1907–1939 – The West Central Jewish Girls’ Club, 1893–1939 – The Oxford and St George’s Jewish Youth Club, 1913–1939 – Religion in the Clubs.
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Verlag Herder Anpacken, Nicht Einpacken!: Fur Gemeinschaft, Die
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V&R unipress GmbH Über Bücher reden: Literaturrezeption in
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Amsterdam University Press The Chinese Communist Youth League: Juniority and
Book SynopsisThe Chinese Communist Youth League is the largest youth political organization in the world, with over 80 million members. Former Chinese President Hu Jintao was a firm supporter of the League, and believed that it could play a bigger role in winning the hearts and minds of Chinese youth by actively engaging with their interests and demands. Accordingly, he provided the League with a new youth work mandate to increase its capacity for responsiveness under the slogan 'keep the Party assured and the youth satisfied'. This original investigation of the hitherto-unexamined organization uses a combination of interviews, surveys and ethnography to explore how the League implemented Hu's mandate at both local and national levels, exposing the contradictory nature of some of its campaigns. By doing so, it also sheds light on the reasons for Xi Jinping's turn against the League during his first term in office. The Chinese Communist Youth League: Juniority and Responsiveness in a Party Youth Organization develops the original concept of 'juniority' to capture the complex ways that generational power is institutionalized, alienating young people from official political processes, with significant implications for China's political development. The book will be of interest to researchers and students of Chinese politics, as well as to scholars of comparative youth politics and sociology.Trade Review"Konstantinos Tsimonis’s new book is an important contribution to an understudied subject. [...] The volume also includes a very helpful discussion of the declining fortunes of the Youth League under Xi Jinping, who not only viewed the league as a bastion of factionalism – the so-called 'league faction' that provided a base of support for the Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao administration. [...] Fortunately, we have this excellent book by Tsimonis to enlighten us on why Hu’s reforms were doomed from the start."- Stanley Rosen, University of Southern California, China Information 36 (1) (2022) "Konstantinos D. Tsimonis’ book is an important and timely study that offers a crucial contribution to our understanding of Party-youth relations in contemporary China. [...] the book also addresses youth political organizations’ experience in the former socialist countries and in doing so develops an analytical framework that captures and also goes beyond the peculiarities of the Chinese case." - Sofia Graziani, The China Journal, Vol. 88, July 2022 "This book adds valuable insights into the inner workings of the CYL in various institutions. It adds nuanced analysis on, for instance, the differences between students at elite universities and vocational colleges’ perceptions of and engagement with the CYL (Chapter 3). Tsimonis’ in-depth analysis of the concept of youth and the subordination of youth interests makes this book a valuable contribution to the study of China’s mass organisations and youth as a political subject under authoritarianism. Altogether, Tsimonis’ book is a solid contribution to the study of contemporary China and youth political participation and will undoubtedly be of interest to scholars and students in China studies, youth studies and political science more broadly."- Rebekka Åsnes Sagild, European Journal of East Asian Studies 20 (2021) "This book is overall of great relevance to anyone interested in Chinese youth, and state-society relations in contemporary China more broadly. And while the core of the book centers on the Hu Jintao era, the author develops in the introduction and conclusion exciting observations about the changes that took place under Xi Jinping."- Jérôme Doyon, Journal of Chinese Political Science (2021) "Overall, this book makes a major contribution to research on youth organisations and the status of youth in contemporary Chinese society. [...] The qualitative data and insights into this organisation will be useful for researchers who are interested in youth politics in China and political apathy among young people in authoritarian states in general." - Zheyu Shang, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 74, Iss. 6 "This book is an excellent source for understanding the operation of the CYL under Hu Jintao’s leadership. Most of the other works on this subject are in Chinese, and their authors tend not to use field interviews, but rather to base their research on secondary or official sources." - Wen-Hsuan Tsai, Pacific Affairs, Feb 2023Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of tables Chapter 1: Introduction Scope and importance of the study The challenge: reversing the legacy of an uneasy relationship Enter Hu Jintao: "Keep the Party Assured and the Youth Satisfied" Beyond dependency: "Youth" as a junior political subject Researching the League Organization of the book Chapter 1 references Chapter 2: "Juniority" and the generational subordination of party youth organizations Circumventing dependency: cadre agency and responsiveness Youth leagues and generational politics Generational subordination and juniority Chapter 2 references Chapter 3: The League on Campus Joining the League Grassroots League Committees and Cadres League Activities on Campus The View from Below: The League's Evaluation by Students Conclusion Chapter 3 references Chapter 4: The League in the workplace Locating "Youth" and the League in the Chinese workplace Deregulated labor and League membership "Building the League through building the Party" The League's activities: between the party committee and the management Serving and representing young employees Conclusion Chapter 4 references Chapter 5: Training Youth Cadres Organizational aspirations and personnel realities The Central League School: training generalist cadres The League School at the grassroots Improving training at the local level Personnel exchange and recognition programs Conclusion Chapter 5 references Chapter 6 - In Search of Responsiveness Youth Work Norms Serving youth in practice Relations with social organizations Conclusion Chapter 6 references Conclusion: From Hu to Xi The League as a dependent and junior organization The League under Xi: factional considerations or a new mission? Juniority beyond the League Conclusion references Bibliography Appendix Index
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The Chinese University Press The Yale-China Association: A Centennial History
Book SynopsisThe Yale-China Association's long legacy of work in China places it among the premier American organizations engaged in international service. Founded in 1901, Yale-China built on a long tradition of Yale's graduates founding churches, schools, and colleges in far-flung places. In time, the organization evolved into a bicultural educational enterprise, reflecting a spirit of intellectual tolerance and openness that adapted itself to China's changing conditions and needs.From its earliest years at the close of the Qing dynasty through wars, revolutions, and the modern era of reform, Yale-China's history was interwoven with China's own turbulent journey to find its place in the modern world. At certain points in its history, Yale-China was ahead of its time; at others, the organization was overwhelmed by social and political forces beyond its control or comprehension. Yale-China's history thus provides intriguing insights into the vagaries and complexities of America's interaction with China in the twentieth century, as well as the profound ambivalence with which many Chinese viewed the United States-its representatives, educational models, and intentions toward China-in this period.
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The Chinese University Press Civilizing the Chinese, Competing with the West –
Book SynopsisThis book explores the development of late 19th century study societies in China against the context of the decline of the imperial Qing government and its control on ideological production, widespread social unrest, and intrusions by Western imperialist states. The author uncovers the history of civil society activism in China by examining the study societies in Shanghai, Beijing, and Hunan, which were organized around the goal of promoting and defending the Confucian religion. Illustrating a facet of the civil society that emerged in China as a reaction to the influences of Christianity, the modernization of Confucianism, and nationalist state formation, this study extends understanding of the unique and complex processes of Chinese political and cultural modernization in ways that differed from that of Western societies.
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Blue Manatee Press You Can Read to Me
Book SynopsisIt''s never too early to start reading with your baby! In fact, reading is a perfect way to bond and help build your baby''s language skills. You are your baby''s best reader: read wherever and whenever works for you. A sweet, simple story featuring photographs of diverse families reading with their infants during the formative first months of life. These were guided by community-based research led by pediatricians exploring concerns and hopes regarding reading at this age.
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