The promise of ‘character’ and the spectre of sedition: The boy scout movement and colonial consternation in India, 1908–1921

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Scouting for Girls? Gender and the Scout Movement in Britain

“…Most historical studies of the Scout Movement have centred on its imperial ambitions and Edwardian discourses of militarism, morality and masculinity (Warren, 1987;Dedman, 1993;Rosenthal, 1986). Its development abroad has also lent itself to academic attention in studies on gender, race and religion (MacLeod, 1983;Mechling, 2001;Parsons, 2004;Watt, 1999). Similarly, the history of the Girl Guides has been studied through social histories (Kerr, 1932) and academic work on its ideological assumptions and development across the globe (Warren, 1990;Miller, 2007;Proctor, 2009) as well as the differences between Scouting and Guiding (Proctor, 1998(Proctor, , 2002Wittemans, 2009).…”

Scouting for girls? Gender and the Scout Movement in Britain

“…Most historical studies of the Scout Movement have centred on its imperial ambitions and Edwardian discourses of militarism, morality and masculinity (Warren 1987;Dedman 1993;Rosenthal 1986). Its development abroad has also lent itself to academic attention in studies on gender, race and religion (MacLeod 1983;Mechling 2001;Parsons 2004;Watt 1999). Similarly, the history of the Girl Guides has been studied through social histories (Kerr 1932) and academic work on its ideological assumptions and development across the globe (Warren 1990;Miller 2007;Proctor 2009) as well as the differences between Scouting and Guiding (Proctor 1998(Proctor , 2002Wittemans 2009).…”