{"product_id":"scouting-for-boys-a-handbook-for-instruction-in-good-citizenship-paperback","title":"Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Baden-Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A Scout is a Friend to all'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn amalgam of imperial myth, borrowed tips on health and hygiene, and object lessons in woodcraft, the 1908 text of Robert Baden-Powell's \u003cem\u003eScouting for Boys\u003c\/em\u003e 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, and invasion paranoia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElleke Boehmer's edition of \u003cem\u003eScouting for Boys\u003c\/em\u003e reprints the original text and illustrations, and her fine introduction investigates a book that has been cited as an authority by militarists and pacifists, capitalists and environmentalists alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Baden-Powell \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElleke Boehmer\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Professor of World Literature in English at the University of Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Centre for Life Writing at Wolfson College. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. A founding figure in the field of colonial and postcolonial literary studies, she is the author, editor, or co-editor of over twenty books, including monographs and novels. Her monographs include \u003cem\u003eColonial and Postcolonial Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (1995\/2005), \u003cem\u003eStories of Women\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), \u003cem\u003eIndian Arrivals\u003c\/em\u003e (winner ESSE prize, 2015-16), and \u003cem\u003ePostcolonial Poetics\u003c\/em\u003e (2018). Her novels include \u003cem\u003eThe Shouting in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e (co-winner, Olive Schreiner Prize, 2015), and \u003cem\u003eScreens Against the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e (short-listed David Higham Prize, 1990). Her second collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eTo the Volcano\u003c\/em\u003e, appeared in 2019. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Baden-Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1857 and served in the British Army in India, Afghanistan and, later, West and southern Africa. His extemporising command of the siege of Mafeking during the Anglo-Boer War elevated Baden-Powell to the status of imperial symbol, lone hero of an empire under threat. In \u003cem\u003eScouting for Boys\u003c\/em\u003e he mixed his love for the outdoors, and delight in play-acting, together with the games ethic of the Victorian public school, and processed these into a newly minted tradition, Britain's most successful recreational export of the twentieth century. His prolific production of Scouting texts continued unstinted virtually until his death, in 1941 in Kenya.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 7.79 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52709932106035,"sku":"9780198900344","price":17.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/qOuVLZEKFJ9780198900344.webp?v=1763477616","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/scouting-for-boys-a-handbook-for-instruction-in-good-citizenship-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}