Adventures in Childhood: Volume 60
Intellectual Property, Imagination and the Business of Play
Kathy Bowrey author Jose Bellido author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Publishing:20th Feb '25
£26.99
This title is due to be published on 20th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£85.00(9781108485913)
This book shows how intellectual property turned the family into a market while, simultaneously, the market became a family.
Adventures in Childhood looks at the business of play and the development of modern intellectual property rights as they evolved in the twentieth century. In doing so, the book explores the paradoxical relationship between exploitation and innocence and the controversies that underpin the construction of the child as a consumer.Adventures in Childhood connects modern intellectual property law and practice with a history of consumption. Structured in a loosely chronological order, the book begins with the creation of a children's literature market, a Christmas market, and moves through character merchandising, syndicated newspaper strips, film, television, and cross-industry relations, finishing in the 1970s, by which time professional identities and legal practices had stabilized. By focusing on the rise of child-targeted commercial activities, the book is able to reflect on how and why intellectual property rights became a defining feature of 20th century culture. Chapters trace the commercial empires that grew around Alice in Wonderland, Peter Rabbit, Meccano, Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan, Eagle Magazine, Davy Crockett, Mr Men, Dr Who, The Magic Roundabout and The Wombles to show how modern intellectual property merchandising was plagued with legal and moral questions that exposed the tension between exploitation and innocence.
ISBN: 9781108725347
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330 pages