| Banished Babies: The Secret Story of Ireland's Baby Export Business Revised Edition Contributor(s): Milotte, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848401337 ISBN-13: 9781848401334 Publisher: New Island Books OUR PRICE: $18.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - True Crime - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 364.18 |
| LCCN: 2013370558 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.60 lbs) 281 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - British Isles - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of baby trafficking organised by nuns, sanctioned by an archbishop, administered by civil servants and approved by politicians who tried to keep it secret... In this re-issue of the 2012 second edition of his highly acclaimed Banished Babies, Mike Milotte uncovers in vivid detail how the State colluded with the Church to facilitate the export of thousands of 'illegitimate' children in the 1950s and 60s, and how a black market existed in which Irish babies were bought and sold beyond the fringes of the official scheme. Mike Milotte's damning exposé was first published to critical acclaim in 1997, and quickly achieved iconic status. In this second edition, the author has added previously untold personal stories from some of the 'banished babies' he met in the intervening period, stories that further illuminate the murky shadows of this official, but long-concealed child-export business. Banished Babies will shock and anger anyone who is prepared to confront the truth about Ireland's dark and sordid past. |