Adoption
A Brief Social and Cultural History
Published on 28. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
VI, 161 pages
978-1-349-46162-2 (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, USAMore details
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
VI, 161 p.
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 14 cm
Weight
2194 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-46162-2 (9781349461622)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
01/2013
Palgrave MacMillan
€42.79
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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