Title: The best possible immigrants : international adoption and the American family /
Authors: Winslow, Rachel Rains,
Year: 2017
Subjects: Intercountry adoption United States Social policy; Intercountry adoption United States History; Interracial adoption United States History; Intercountry adoption Government policy United States History; Interracial adoption Social aspects United States History; Families United States History; United States Emigration and immigration Government policy History
Abstract: Rachel Rains Winslow examines how the adoption of foreign children transformed from a marginal activity in response to episodic crises in the 1940s to an enduring American institution by the 1970s. She provides the first historical examination of the people, policies, and systems that made the United States an enduring adoption nation -- Provided by publisher.