The little slaves of the harp : Italian child street musicians in nineteenth-century Paris, London and New York

The little slaves of the harp : Italian child street musicians in nineteenth-century Paris, London and New York / John E. Zucchi.

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 apprentice...

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Main Author: Zucchi, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1992.
Series:McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history ; 13.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Street music and musicians > France > Paris > History > 19th century.
Street music and musicians > England > London > History > 19th century.
Street music and musicians > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Child musicians > History > 19th century.
Child labor > France > Paris > History > 19th century.
Child labor > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Street music > France > Paris > History > 19th century.
Street music > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Child labor > England > London > History > 19th century.
Street music > England > London > History > 19th century.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
MUSIC > Ethnomusicology.
Street music
Child labor
Child musicians
Emigration and immigration
Kind
Straßenmusikant
Immigranten.
Italianen.
Straatmuziek.
Kinderen.
Geschichte 1800-1900.
Italy > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
England > London
France > Paris
Italy
New York (State) > New York
Italien
London
Paris
New York (N.Y.)
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • 1 Emigration and the Street Music Trade
  • 2 Les Petits Italiens in Paris
  • 3 The Organ Boys in London
  • 4 The Little Slaves in New York
  • 5 Italian Legislation, 1868â€?1873
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • Z

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