| A Child for Keeps: The History of Adoption in England, 1918-45 Contributor(s): Keating, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230517889 ISBN-13: 9780230517882 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: "A Child for Keeps?" considers the background to the growth in popularity of adoption in Britain in the early twentieth century and analyzes the campaign for adoption legislation. It discusses the wholesale growth of unregulated adoption after the first law was passed and the gradual pressure for safeguards and secrecy in adoption. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Family & Relationships | Adoption & Fostering - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 362.734 |
| LCCN: 2008025121 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions. |