Manliness and the English soldier in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 : the more things change, the more they stay the same

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dc.contributor.authorBannerman, Sheila J.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorHosgood, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2007-05-13T20:30:01Z
dc.date.available2007-05-13T20:30:01Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionvi, 138 leaves ; 29 cm.en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis uses the Victorian ideology of chivalric manlines to explain the class-oriented army hierarchy developed by volunteer soldiers from northern England during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. Newspaper reports, advertising, and popular fiction reveal a public mythology of imperial manliness and neo-chivalric ideals that was transferred onto civilian volunteers, creating an ideal warrior that satisfied a thirst for honour. This mythology created a world view in which northern communities, once supporters of the burgeoning peace movement, became committed supporters of parochial units of volunteer soldiers that fought in the newly expanded army. Soldiers' letters and diaries reveal that ingrained ideals of manliness and chivalry led to class-differentiated hierarchies within the army that mirrored those in civilian life. Contrary to the conclusions of some current historians, the Regular soldier remained in his traditional place at the bottom of the army structure, so that "the more things change, the more they remain the same."en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/240
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2005en
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of History
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen
dc.subjectMasculinity -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryen
dc.subjectGreat Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryen
dc.subjectSouth African War, 1899-1902 -- Participation, Britishen
dc.subjectSouth African War, 1899-1902 -- Social aspectsen
dc.subjectSoldiers -- Great Britain -- Social conditionsen
dc.subjectSocial classes -- Great Britain -- Historyen
dc.subjectSoldiers -- Great Britain -- Attitudesen
dc.titleManliness and the English soldier in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 : the more things change, the more they stay the sameen
dc.typeThesisen
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