Adoption
A Brief Social and Cultural History
Published on 28. January 2013
Book
Hardback
VI, 161 pages
978-1-137-33220-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"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
More details
Edition
2013 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
VI, 161 p.
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
339 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-33220-2 (9781137332202)
DOI
10.1057/9781137333919
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Peter Conn is Vartan Gregorian Professor of English, Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania
Content
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