A Child for Keeps: The History of Adoption in England, 1918-45
Author:   J. Keating
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9780230517882


Pages:   276
Publication Date:   11 December 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   J. Keating
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780230517882


ISBN 10:   0230517889
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   11 December 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Illustrations  Introduction Setting the Scene: The Historical and Legal Background Developments in the Voluntary Sector Pressure for Government Action Legislation Takes Shape The First Years of Legally Sanctioned Adoption Government Action on the Adoption Societies The Second World War and its Aftermath Chapter Eight Final Conclusions Biographical Notes Bibliography Index

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'In writing the first monograph on the history of adoption in England, Keating has opened up a significant new aspect of our understanding of family life in the 20th century for further research' - Reviews in History


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JENNY KEATING has degrees from Sussex University, UK, and Monash University, Australia. She has been a museum curator, teacher, advice worker and journalist, and while living in Australia, worked as a commissioned historian. Since returning to the UK, she has completed a DPhil and is currently researching the history of history-teaching in schools.

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