Women's Friendships

Corbin (history, Sorbonne) analyzes 19th century prostitution in France as a business undergoing industrialization, urbanization, and regulation, just as other businesses were. He sees the licensed brothels as the sex-service analogs to factories in manufacturing, and examines the workforce, recruitment and career patterns, the clientele, and specialized establishments. Reviews the turn-of-the- century demise of the licensing system, and compares current prostitution. Originally published in French in 1978. The editor describes her vocation as restoration of women's literary heritage. of 21 exceptional stories published between 1846 and 1991, each with a headnote written by a contributing scholar. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR