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Child Labor in the British Victorian Entertainment Industry: 1875–1914

By Dyan Colclough (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Year
2016
ISBN
978-1-349-55569-7, 978-1-137-49603-4
DOI
10.1057/9781137496034
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3837756 bytes)
Series
Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
Edition
1
Pages
XIV, 227\238
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
Adolescence and Society; Theatre History; HistoryChildhood

Description

Child labor greatly contributed to the cultural and economic success of the British Victorian theatrical industry. This book highlights the complexities of the battle for child labor laws, the arguments for the needs of the theatre industry, and the weight of opposition that confronted any attempt to control employers.

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