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Strangers and kin : the American way of adoption /
'Strangers and Kin' is the history of adoption, a quintessentially American institution in its buoyant optimism, generous spirit and confidence in social engineering. Barbara Melosh tells the story of how married couples without children sought to care for and nurture other people's c...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2002.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 'Strangers and Kin' is the history of adoption, a quintessentially American institution in its buoyant optimism, generous spirit and confidence in social engineering. Barbara Melosh tells the story of how married couples without children sought to care for and nurture other people's children as their own. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 326 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674040915 0674040910 |