Belonging in an Adopted World by Barbara Yngvesson
Since the early 1990s, transnational adoptions have increased at an astonishing rate, not only in the United States, but worldwide. This title explores the consequences and implications of this unprecedented movement of children, usually from poor nations to the affluent West.
"Brilliantly nuanced and beautifully written, Belonging in an Adopted World is ethnographically stunningBarbara Yngvesson is an eloquent narrator, and her analysis will be clear and accessible to anyone ready to think afresh about citizenship and family life." - Carol Greenhouse, Princeton University"
Barbara Yngvesson is professor of anthropology at Hampshire College, the author or coauthor of two previous volumes, and an associate editor at American Anthropologist.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226964478 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226964477 |
| Title | Belonging in an Adopted World |
| Author | Barbara Yngvesson |
| Series | Chicago Series In Law And Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2010-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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