- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; New edition edition (Mar 15 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0192805479
- ISBN-13: 978-0192805478
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13.6 x 4.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 581 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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`packed with information and advice. In 1908, this book was dynamite. Even now, it has stirring passages that make you want to pick up your broad-brimmed hat and head out into the wild, looking for people to help.' John Morrish, The Tablet
`Elleke Boehmer's erudite introduction makes you wish she would get around to writing a full-length biography of the first Chief Scout' New Statesman
`Oxford University Press has now produced a replica of the original edition and very good fun it is...buy the book' Max Hastings, The Sunday Telegraph
`'Although the editor of this rediscovered book is a denizen of that most vexed of new-fangled literary disciplines, post-colonial studies, she does an admirable job of interpreting Baden-Powell and his creed. Well-versed in the nostrums and prejudices of that field, she rises above them to do justice to her subject. The conclusion of her trenchant introduction shows that Elleke Boehmer was just the right person for this job and that, unlike the contentious biographers who have fought over this libido and his legacy, she possesses the necessary sympathy for Baden-Powell.'' The Washington Post
`Elleke Boehmer's erudite introduction makes you wish she would get around to writing a full-length biography of the first Chief Scout' New Statesman
`Oxford University Press has now produced a replica of the original edition and very good fun it is...buy the book' Max Hastings, The Sunday Telegraph
`'Although the editor of this rediscovered book is a denizen of that most vexed of new-fangled literary disciplines, post-colonial studies, she does an admirable job of interpreting Baden-Powell and his creed. Well-versed in the nostrums and prejudices of that field, she rises above them to do justice to her subject. The conclusion of her trenchant introduction shows that Elleke Boehmer was just the right person for this job and that, unlike the contentious biographers who have fought over this libido and his legacy, she possesses the necessary sympathy for Baden-Powell.'' The Washington Post
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'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, secondonly 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 Scouting for Boys is the first to reprint 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.
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WE had an example of how useful Boy Scouts can be on active service, when a corps of boys was formed in the defence of Mafeking, 1899-1900. Read the first page
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
"The British Empire wants your help",
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This review is from: Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship (Hardcover)
At the very beginning of the twentieth century, retired General Robert Baden-Powell, the hero of the siege of Mafeking, coalesced his ideas for an organization to train young British boys in scouting for the British Empire. Not a very organized thinker, Baden-Powell borrowed heavily from all sorts of unrelated resources - newspaper articles, military dispatches, fiction, and much more - and produced this, his first book on scouting. Originally published as six separate books, this book brings all of them together, complete with original illustrations.Now, as might be expected from its roots, this book reflects a lot of the biases and ways of thinking from Edwardian England. But, leaving that aside, this is a fun and interesting book that shows clearly the forms that have stayed with the Boy Scouts movement to this very day. The introduction was written by Elleke Boehmer, a professor of Colonial and Postcolonial literature, and is a fairly predictable deconstruction/analysis of B-P and his movement. Now, as a newcomer to Scouting (my son is a Tenderfoot) did I find anything useful in this book? I sure did. Robert Baden-Powell was very knowledgeable about the subject, and this book sure shows it. (I never thought of tying my shoes like that!) Of course some of the information is out of date, especially the first-aid information, so it isn't really usable by the boys "as is." But, this is a nice resource, one that shows you where Scouting started. Oh, and I must say that I actually enjoyed the somewhat jumbled organization of this book. It isn't as scholarly and antiseptic as modern Boy Scout books, and the stories and tales laced throughout make the reading much more fun. Plus, I did find the focus on some subjects, such as logic and deductive reasoning, to be quite interesting. I loved this book, and highly recommend it to you!
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4.7 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews) 29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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"The British Empire wants your help",
By Kurt A. Johnson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship (Hardcover)
At the very beginning of the twentieth century, retired General Robert Baden-Powell, the hero of the siege of Mafeking, coalesced his ideas for an organization to train young British boys in scouting for the British Empire. Not a very organized thinker, Baden-Powell borrowed heavily from all sorts of unrelated resources - newspaper articles, military dispatches, fiction, and much more - and produced this, his first book on scouting. Originally published as six separate books, this book brings all of them together, complete with original illustrations.Now, as might be expected from its roots, this book reflects a lot of the biases and ways of thinking from Edwardian England. But, leaving that aside, this is a fun and interesting book that shows clearly the forms that have stayed with the Boy Scouts movement to this very day. The introduction was written by Elleke Boehmer, a professor of Colonial and Postcolonial literature, and is a fairly predictable deconstruction/analysis of B-P and his movement. Now, as a newcomer to Scouting (my son is a Tenderfoot) did I find anything useful in this book? I sure did. Robert Baden-Powell was very knowledgeable about the subject, and this book sure shows it. (I never thought of tying my shoes like that!) Of course some of the information is out of date, especially the first-aid information, so it isn't really usable by the boys "as is." But, this is a nice resource, one that shows you where Scouting started. Oh, and I must say that I actually enjoyed the somewhat jumbled organization of this book. It isn't as scholarly and antiseptic as modern Boy Scout books, and the stories and tales laced throughout make the reading much more fun. Plus, I did find the focus on some subjects, such as logic and deductive reasoning, to be quite interesting. I loved this book, and highly recommend it to you! 68 of 77 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship (Hardcover)
I was an Eagle Scout as a boy, and now I'm the founding Scoutmaster of my sons' troop. As such, I was anxious to get a copy of this hard cover version. Baden-Powell's work is a classic and well worth the read. The problem with this edition is the Introduction by Elleke Boehmer. Without it, the book is a 5-star. Ms. Boehmer appears a non-believer. Reading her is like taking a pessimistic art critic along side while viewing an art gallery. Far more benefit (for all concerned) would occur without her input. For each positive she states about BP, she mentions a negative. She also spends just over two pages discussing homosexual tendencies (pp xxxii-xxxiii) within BP's works, something which is out of place in this work. I started to list several quotes, but I think one sums it up best of all from the back cover: "She has never been a scout, but she did once shake hands with Lady Baden-Powell at a jubilee celebration in South Africa." I guess that must make her an expert.
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A Book That Changed The World,
By Derek J. Wheeler - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship (Paperback)
This book is the basic foundation of the largest youth organisation in the history of the world and has been printed in more editions and languages than most other books apart from the Christion Bible. It was designed to be read by young people and to motivate them to develop all of their skills. It continues to be a major force in motivating young people to prepare to be active citizens in society. However it also contains simple truths for adults on the nature of young people and how best to help them learn and to achieve their full potential. It is required reading for adults educating or working with young people. Read it, enjoy it and then come join Scouting.
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