The role of ‘marriage agencies’ in the sexual exploitation and trafficking of women from the former soviet union

International Review of Victimology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-71

  Hughes, Donna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 34247664886     PISSN: 02697580     EISSN: 20479433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026975800401100104     Document Type: Article

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