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The Little Slaves of the Harp, Volume 13: Italian Child Street Musicians in Nineteenth-Century Paris, London, and New York Hardcover - 1992

by John E. Zucchi

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The padrone were often known to the families of the children or were from the same villages. While some were cruel exploiters who compelled obedience through terror and abuse - a view promoted by a few, well-publicized cases - the lot of most of these children was similar to that of child apprentices and helpers in other trades. Public reactions to the child performers were different in each city and reflected the host society's view of the influx of foreign immigrants in general. Although England, France, and the United States developed legislation in the mid-nineteenth century to deal with children in factories, they did not attempt to regulate children in street trades until later in the century because they saw the work as a form of begging. The battle to get Italian child musicians off the street dragged on for years before legislation and new work opportunities - often as onerous as or worse than street performing - directed the children into new trades.

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Title The Little Slaves of the Harp, Volume 13: Italian Child Street Musicians in Nineteenth-Century Paris, London, and New York
Author John E. Zucchi
Binding Hardcover
Edition First Edition
Pages 240
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal
Date July 1992
ISBN 9780773508903 / 0773508902
Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: Italy
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: New York
Library of Congress Catalog Number 91090622
Dewey Decimal Code 362.799

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Citations

Publishers Weekly, 02/03/1992, Page 0

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