Fundraising, flirtation and fancywork : charity bazaars in nineteenth century Australia / by Annette Shiell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shiell, Annette, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charities--Australia--History--19th century.

Charities.

Bazaars (Charities)--Australia--History--19th century.

Bazaars (Charities).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Other Title:

Fundraising, flirtation and fancywork : charity bazaars in 19th century Australia

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fundraising, Flirtation and Fancywork examines the history and development of the charity bazaar movement in Australia. Transported from Britain, the charity bazaar played an integral role in Australian communal, social and philanthropic life from the early days of European settlement. Ranging in size and scale, from simple sales of goods to month long extravaganzas, charity bazaars were such a popular and successful means of raising revenue that they sustained the majority of the nation's ma...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE - THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHARITY BAZAAR; CHAPTER TWO - A TRANSPORTED TRADITION: THE CHARITY BAZAAR IN AUSTRALIA; CHAPTER THREE - CHARITY BAZAARS: A SOCIAL NUISANCE OR A NECESSARY EVIL?; CHAPTER FOUR - THE INCOMBUSTIBILITY OF A SALAMANDER: WOMEN AND BAZAARS; CHAPTER FIVE - FASHIONING THE FANCYWORK; CHAPTER SIX - HEYDAYS AND THE GRAND BAZAAR IN AUSTRALIA; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

Based on author's doctoral thesis, University of Melbourne.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-316).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4438-6477-3

OCLC:

884726152