Militarism, Hunting, Imperialism - 'Blooding' The Martial Male (Paperback)

The late Victorian and Edwardian officer class viewed hunting and big game hunting in particular, as a sound preparation for imperial warfare. For the imperial officer in the making, the 'blooding' hunting ritual was a visible 'hallmark' of stirling martial masculinity. Sir Henry Newbolt, the period poet of subaltern self-sacrifice, typically considered hunting as essential for the creation of a 'masculine sporting spirit' necessary for the consolidation and extension of the empire. Hunting was seen as a manifestation of Darwinian masculinity that maintained a pre-ordained hierarchical order of superordinate and subordinate breeds. Militarism, Hunting, Imperialism examines these ideas under the following five sections: martial imperialism: the self-sacrificial subaltern 'blooding' the middle class martial male the imperial officer, hunting and war martial masculinity proclaimed and consolidated martial masculinity adapted and adjusted. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Sport in the Global Society
Release date:	December 2015
First published:	2010
Authors:	J.A. Mangan • Callum McKenzie
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-88041-2
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism
LSN:	1-138-88041-8
Barcode:	9781138880412

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