Child Labor in the British Victorian Entertainment Industry

1875-1914
2016. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-50317-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 227 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4091 g

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

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

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.