Adoption

A Brief Social and Cultural History

AvP. Conn

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Combining advocacy and memoir with social and cultural history, this book offers a comparative, cross-cultural survey of the whole history of adoption that is grounded in the author's personal experience.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-01-28
Mått:140 x 216 x 18 mm
Vikt:364 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:161
Upplaga:2013
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137332202

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Peter Conn is Vartan Gregorian Professor of English, Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania

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"Conn's book is an important contribution to the literature on adoption. The historical material is extremely valuable, and is covered in great detail. Furthermore, the fluency of Conn's prose make this volume a pleasure to read." Sally Haslanger, Professor, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT, USA

Innehållsförteckning

1. Doing What Comes Naturally 2. Adoption's Long and Often Surprising History 3. Adoption in America 4. Culture, Nationalism, and Intercountry Adoption 5. Imagining Adoption