Militarism, Hunting, Imperialism: 'Blooding' the Martial Male Contributor(s): Mangan, J. a. (Author), McKenzie, Callum (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138880418 ISBN-13: 9781138880412 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Hunting - Sports & Recreation | Martial Arts & Self-defense - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Dewey: 306.27 |
Physical Information: 260 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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:
This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport. |