Kinning of foreigners : transnational adoption in a global perspective / Signe Howell.

Author/creator Howell, Signe
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Berghahn Books, 2006.
Descriptionxvi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Desire and rights : transnational movement of substances and concepts -- A changing world of families : an overview -- Kinship with strangers : values and practices of adoption -- Kinning and transubstantiation : Norwegianisation of adoptees -- Expert knowledge : the role of psychology in adoption discourses -- Who am I, then? Adoptees' perspectives on identity and ethnicity -- Benevolent control : adoption legislation in the USA and Norway -- Benevolent control : international treaties on adoption -- Expert knowledge : global and local adoption discourses in India, Ethiopia, China and Romania -- In conclusion: To kin a foreign child.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-244) and index.
LCCN 2006284839
ISBN1845451848 ($75.00)
ISBN9781845451844 ($75.00)
ISBN9781845451844

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Joyner General Stacks HV875.5 .H69 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold