Poor Urban Youth and Popular Theatricals: The Case of Late-19thC Australia

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Bellanta, Melissa. (2012). Poor Urban Youth and Popular Theatricals: The Case of Late-19thC Australia. In In G. Arrighi and V. Emeljanow (Ed.). A World of Popular Entertainments: An Edited Volume of Critical Essays pp. 233 - 243 Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
AuthorsBellanta, Melissa
EditorsG. Arrighi and V. Emeljanow
Page range233 - 243
Year2012
Book titleA World of Popular Entertainments: An Edited Volume of Critical Essays
PublisherCambridge Scholars Publishing
Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
ISBN9781443837309
Research GroupSchool of Arts
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