Youth Movements, Citizenship and the English Countryside - Creating Good Citizens, 1930-1960 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book explores the significance and meaning of the countryside within mid-twentieth century youth movements. It examines the ways in which the Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Woodcraft Folk and Young Farmers' Club organisations employed the countryside as a space within which 'good citizenship' - in leisure, work, the home and the community - could be developed. Mid-century youth movements identified the 'problem' of modern youth as a predominantly urban and working class issue. They held that the countryside offered an effective antidote to these problems: being a 'good citizen' within this context necessitated a respectful and mutually beneficial relationship with the rural sphere. Avenues to good citizenship could be found through an enthusiasm for outdoor recreation, the stewardship of the countryside and work on the land. However, models of good citizenship were intrinsically gendered.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Sian Edwards
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-65156-9
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > The countryside, country life Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adolescents Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	3-319-65156-0
Barcode:	9783319651569

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