Brian Donovan is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Kansas.

"This interesting book deserves wide readership."--Journal of Social History "White Slave Crusades offers not only an engaging contribution to the history of moral reform movements in American history but also a sophisticated addition to the sociology of culture and the new cultural history."--Christian Scholar's Review"Interesting and provocative. The study covers an important topic in social and political history."--Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare "Donovan provides an extremely well-documented account of antivice activism at the turn of the 20th century, and this book will surely be a useful resource for scholars of immigration, race, gender, sexuality, and culture."--American Journal of Sociology "This close textual analysis offers an insightful look at rhetorical strategies underlying the formation and adaptation of racial and gender ideologies at the turn of the last century."--Choice

Brian Donovan is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Kansas.

"This interesting book deserves wide readership."--Journal of Social History "White Slave Crusades offers not only an engaging contribution to the history of moral reform movements in American history but also a sophisticated addition to the sociology of culture and the new cultural history."--Christian Scholar's Review"Interesting and provocative. The study covers an important topic in social and political history."--Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare "Donovan provides an extremely well-documented account of antivice activism at the turn of the 20th century, and this book will surely be a useful resource for scholars of immigration, race, gender, sexuality, and culture."--American Journal of Sociology "This close textual analysis offers an insightful look at rhetorical strategies underlying the formation and adaptation of racial and gender ideologies at the turn of the last century."--Choice

Brian Donovan is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Kansas.

"This interesting book deserves wide readership."--Journal of Social History "White Slave Crusades offers not only an engaging contribution to the history of moral reform movements in American history but also a sophisticated addition to the sociology of culture and the new cultural history."--Christian Scholar's Review"Interesting and provocative. The study covers an important topic in social and political history."--Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare "Donovan provides an extremely well-documented account of antivice activism at the turn of the 20th century, and this book will surely be a useful resource for scholars of immigration, race, gender, sexuality, and culture."--American Journal of Sociology "This close textual analysis offers an insightful look at rhetorical strategies underlying the formation and adaptation of racial and gender ideologies at the turn of the last century."--Choice