Colclough Child Labor in the British Victorian Entertainment Industry

1875–1914
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-49603-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Colclough, Dyan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. 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

Über Autor(innen)

Dyan Colclough is Associate Lecturer in the Department of History, Politics, and Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.