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Acknowledgments THE RESEARCH FOR THIS BOOK included field and archival work in three countries on two continents. It would not have been possible to undertake such a project without considerable support and assistance. David Anderson of the Five Rivers Scout Council in Horseheads, NewYork, and Al Morin, director of the Boy Scouts of America’s International Division, provided important introductions to Scout authorities in Britain and Africa. In Kenya a group of old and new friends made my work possible and enjoyable. B. K. ole Kantai and Peterson Kithuka Nthiwa of the Kenya NationalArchives fall into the first category. Ndung’u Kahihu, the Kenya Scout Association’s national executive commissioner; Sarah Tum, executive officer of the Kenya Girl Guides Association; and the late Kiraithe Nyaga, director of the Africa Regional Office of the World Scout Bureau, generously introduced me to the world of Kenyan Scouting and Guiding. J.A. Hunneyball, chief executive of the SouthAfrican ScoutAssociation, and Colin Inglis, a former chief Scout of the SouthAfrican ScoutAssociation, were similarly helpful. Kings and Jean Phiri most generously shared their home with me when I was working on Scouting in Malawi. Finally, C. E. Bignell and Paul Moynihan helped me navigate the archives of the British Scout Association. I also owe a considerable debt to colleagues who helped me contextualize my Scout research. My work is strongly influenced by the thinking of John Lonsdale and Derek Peterson, both of whom gave parts of the manuscript an invaluable critical reading. Being an East Africanist by primary training, I relied heavily on the assistance and insightful criticism of Robert Edgar, Carol Summers, Benedict Carton, and RobertVinson to situate my work properly in southern African history. Alan Booth merits a special word of thanks for introducing me to Swaziland and generously sharing his research on the emabutfo experiment. Maggie Garb, Nic Sammond , Mark Pegg, and Andrea Friedman of Washington University’s history department provided perceptive feedback and suggestions on various pieces of the manuscript. Finally, Garret Duncan, my colleague in the African and Afro-American Studies Program, helped me frame my study within the context of educational research. xvii You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. There is also a group of colleagues, old friends, and family members who helped make this book possible. My mentor Richard Davis was characteristically encouraging. Priscilla Stone helped me win outside funding for the project. Adele Tuchler and Raye Riggins of the African and Afro-American Studies Program played their usual key roles in turning my manuscript into a book. Looking backward, I should mention Don Trevoy and Tom Mayne as important old friends from my days as a Scout. Finally, I thank Ann Parsons, Jaime Tomé, Mike Zegans, and Elizabeth Lewandowski for continually encouraging me to write for a wider audience. This project was funded by grants from the Spencer Foundation and the Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program. The data presented , the statements made, and the views expressed are solely the views of the author. Similarly, if the book fails to reflect the exceptional guidance and criticism I have received from my friends and colleagues, the fault is mine alone. xviii acknowledgments You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. Race, Resistance, and the Boy Scout Movement in British Colonial Africa You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. ...

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