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Adoption in America: Historical Perspectives Hardcover – December 9, 2002

by E. Wayne Carp (Author)
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"Includes research on adoption documents rarely open to historians . . . an important addition to the literature on adoption."
---Choice

"Sheds new light on the roots of this complex and fascinating institution."
---Library Journal

"Well-written and accessible . . . showcases the wide-ranging scholarship underway on the history of adoption."
---Adoptive Families

"[T]his volume is a significant contribution to the literature and can serve as a catalyst for further research."
---Social Service Review

Adoption affects an estimated 60 percent of Americans, but despite its pervasiveness, this social institution has been little examined and poorly understood. Adoption in America gathers essays on the history of adoptions and orphanages in the United States. Offering provocative interpretations of a variety of issues, including antebellum adoption and orphanages; changing conceptions of adoption in late-nineteenth-century novels; Progressive Era reform and adoptive mothers; the politics of "matching" adoptive parents with children; the radical effect of World War II on adoption practices; religion and the reform of adoption; and the construction of birth mother and adoptee identities, the essays in Adoption in America will be debated for many years to come.
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  1. Print length
    264 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    University of Michigan Press
  4. Publication date
    December 9, 2002
  5. Dimensions
    6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0472109995
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0472109999
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"Includes research on adoption documents rarely open to historians . . . an important addition to the literature on adoption. Highly Recommended."
---Choice

"Sheds new light on the roots of this complex and fascinating institution."
---Library Journal

"Well-written and accessible . . . showcases the wide-ranging scholarship underway on the history of adoption."
---Adoptive Families

"[T]his volume is a significant contribution to the literature and can serve as a catalyst for further research."
---Social Service Review

About the Author

E. Wayne Carp is Professor of History at Pacific Lutheran University.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Michigan Press (December 9, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0472109995
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0472109999
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.16 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
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E. Wayne Carp

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E. Wayne Carp was born in Queens, New York (1946- ) and earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in U.S. history in 1981. He holds the Benson Family Chair in History and is Professor of History at Pacific Lutheran University, where he has taught since 1986. He is the recipient of numerous honors, including several NEH fellowships and a Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship to Seoul, South Korea, where he taught at Yonsei University in 2008. His latest book, Jean Paton and the Struggle to Reform American Adoption, has recently been published by the University of Michigan Press and is available on Amazon.com.

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    Typical work of E. Wayne Carp. follows his established method of educating about adoption keep reading . It is a good history book
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