Child labor greatly contributed to the cultural and economic success of the British Victorian theatrical industry. This book highlights the complexities of the battle for child labor laws, the arguments for the needs of the theatre industry, and the weight of opposition that confronted any attempt to control employers.
Table des matières
Introduction1. Raw Material, Labor and the Finished Product – the theatrical child as employee.
2. Laboring Fairies: The Theatrical Child as a Family
3. The Performing Child and its Audience
4. Performing Their Duty: Child savers and the theatrical child
5. Protective legislation and the theatrical child
Conclusion
A propos de l’auteur
Dyan Colclough is Associate Lecturer in the Department of History, Politics, and Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 227 ● ISBN 9781137496034 ● Taille du fichier 3.9 MB ● Maison d’édition Palgrave Macmillan US ● Lieu New York ● Pays US ● Publié 2016 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 4775859 ● Protection contre la copie DRM sociale