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Adoption: A Brief Social and Cultural History 2013th Edition
Author(s): P. Conn (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
- Publication Date: 28 Jan. 2013
- Edition: 2013th
- Language: English
- Print length: 167 pages
- ISBN-10: 1137332204
- ISBN-13: 9781137332202
Book 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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“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
About the Author
Peter Conn is Vartan Gregorian Professor of English, Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania
