Manliness and Militarism
| Author | : Mark Howard Moss |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0195415949 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780195415940 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Manliness and Militarism by : Mark Howard Moss
Download or read book Manliness and Militarism written by Mark Howard Moss and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Euphoria swept Canada, and especially Ontario, with the outbreak of World War I. But why were people excited by the prospect of war? What popular attitudes about war had become ingrained in the society? This book examines the cult of manliness as it developed in Victorian and Edwardian Ontario, revealing a number of factors that fed the eagerness of youth to prove their mettle on the battlefields of Europe.
