Briggs, Laura, 1964-

Somebody's children : the politics of transracial and transnational adoption / Laura Briggs. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2012. - xi, 360 p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-352) and index.

African American children and adoption, 1950-1975 -- The making of the Indian Child Welfare Act, 1922-1978 -- "Crack babies", race, and adoption reform, 1975-2000 -- From refugees to madonnas of the Cold War -- Uncivil wars -- Latin American family values -- Gay and lesbian adoption in the United States -- Epilogue: U.S. immigrants : the next fight over race, adoption, and foster care?

9780822351474 (alk. paper) 9780822351610 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Primera Jornada de Catalogacion.
Adoption--United States.
Interracial adoption--United States.
Intercountry adoption--United States.
Child welfare--United States.
Adopción--Estados Unidos.
Adopción internacional--Estados Unidos.
Bienestar infantil--Estados Unidos.

HV 875.55 / B854s 2012

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