Sonia's Daughters : Prostitutes and Their Regulation in Imperial Russia

"This excellent treatment of Russian prostitution during the late tsarist era . . . expands our growing knowledge of the dark side of Russian society."--David Ransel, author ofMothers of Misery: Child Abandonment in Russia "This book will contribute significantly to our understanding of late Imperial Russian history. Not only does it constitute the first comprehensive treatment of the phenomenon of prostitution in the Russian empire during this period, but it uses this phenomenon to illuminate a number of important issues that have concerned scholars over the past several years."--William G. Wagner, author ofMarriage, Property, and Law in Late Imperial RussiaBernstein, Laurie A. is the author of 'Sonia's Daughters : Prostitutes and Their Regulation in Imperial Russia', published 1995 under ISBN 9780520089167 and ISBN 0520089162.