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.
Inhoudsopgave
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
Over de auteur
Dyan Colclough is Associate Lecturer in the Department of History, Politics, and Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 227 ● ISBN 9781137496034 ● Bestandsgrootte 3.9 MB ● Uitgeverij Palgrave Macmillan US ● Stad New York ● Land US ● Gepubliceerd 2016 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 4775859 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Sociale DRM