The Empire's Patriotic Fund - Public Benevolence and the Boer War in an Australian Colony (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book examines the Empire's Patriotic Fund, established in Victoria, Australia, in 1901 to assist the dependants of the men serving in the Boer War and the men invalided home because of wounds or illness. Acting as an autonomous body and drawing on funds raised through a public appeal, its work marked one of the first attempts in Australia to deal with the consequences of Australian participation in a sustained war. This is the first full study of an Australian fund established to support those affected by a sustained war being fought for Empire by Australians. Rather than casting those affected by war as victims, John McQuilton examines how a body of middle class men attempted to come to grips with an experience that lay outside prevailing notions of social welfare. Based on applications submitted to the Empire's Patriotic Fund where both class and gender played their roles, this book opens up further study of such funds and the question of antecedents in the history of repatriation in Australia in the early twentieth century.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	August 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	John McQuilton
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	131
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-61826-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > History > African history > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	3-319-61826-1
Barcode:	9783319618265

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