Jose Bellido (University of Kent, Canterbury), Kathy Bowrey (University of New South Wales, Sydney)
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...
Adventures in Childhood connects modern intellectual property law and practice with a history of consumption. Structured in a loosely chronological or...
