Overview
This book analyses the social and legal functions of adoption in selected societies worldwide, and reviews the current global wave of adoption law reform. The author explores trends such as inter-country adoption, and examines similarities and differences in the experience of many nations. The book also provides a window for testing the presumption that within and between cultures there exists a common understanding of what is meant by adoption.
Full Product Details
Author: Kerry O'Halloran
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition: 2nd ed. 2009
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 1.990kg
ISBN: 9781402091513
ISBN 10: 1402091516
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 22 January 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9789401797764
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
a oeThis is an excellent publication for those wanting to get an international perspective on the politics of adoption. It is authoritative and greatly informative.a (Professor John Triseliotis) <p>a oeKerry Oa (TM)Hallorana (TM)s Politics of Adoption provides a comprehensive and thoughtful overview of adoption law, both domestic and international, in the common law world. It is an invaluable resource not only for practitioners and scholars but for anyone interested in acquiring an in depth understanding of adoption in all its forms and complexity.a (Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, David H. Levin Chair in Family Law, Director, Center on Children and Families, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Co-Director, Institute for Child and Adolescent Research and Evaluation (ICARE), Gainesville, Florida)
“This is an excellent publication for those wanting to get an international perspective on the politics of adoption. It is authoritative and greatly informative.” (Professor John Triseliotis) “Kerry O’Halloran’s Politics of Adoption provides a comprehensive and thoughtful overview of adoption law, both domestic and international, in the common law world. It is an invaluable resource not only for practitioners and scholars but for anyone interested in acquiring an in depth understanding of adoption in all its forms and complexity.” (Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, David H. Levin Chair in Family Law, Director, Center on Children and Families, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Co-Director, Institute for Child and Adolescent Research and Evaluation (ICARE), Gainesville, Florida)
Author Information
Kerry O’Halloran is a lawyer, social worker and academic who has spent most of his professional life engaged with this subject. The Politics of Adoption is the product of rigorous research, validated by academics in the countries concerned and is written in an accessible manner to appeal not only to academics and practitioners but also to the many whose lives have been touched by adoption.
