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Author:

Pertman, Adam.

Title:

Adoption nation : how the adoption revolution is transforming our families-- and America / Adam Pertman.

Edition:

2nd ed., rev. and updated.

Publisher:

Harvard Common Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xiv, 333 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Adoption--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Out of the shadows, into our lives -- A legal maze from coast to coast -- Joy and surprises from abroad -- Adoptees : the quest for identity -- Birth parents : a painful dilemma -- Adoptive parents : infertility begets a family -- Special needs, diverse families -- The money's the problem -- Old lessons for a new world.

ISBN:

1558327169 (alk. paper)
9781558327160 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)681502197

LCCN:

2010047527

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

MVPA943 -- Callender Heritage Public Library (Callender)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

BXPC851 -- Roland Public Library (Roland)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)