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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Abbreviations ix
- Introduction. The Interest of Many: The Foundations of International Adoption 1
- Chapter 1. “Babyselling Rings,” “Adoption Mills,” and “Baby Rackets”: Formalizing Policies and Manufacturing Markets 15
- Chapter 2. “An International Baby Hunt”: The “Gray Market” in Greece 34
- Chapter 3. “The Great Heart of America”: Volunteer Humanitarians and Korean Adoptions 70
- Chapter 4. Coming Out of the Shadows: Adoptive Parents as Public Figures 105
- Chapter 5. A New Kind of Racial Alchemy: International Development, Transracial Adoption, and the Vietnam War 142
- Chapter 6. “Children of Controversy”: Operation Babylift and the Crisis of Humanitarianism 181
- Epilogue. The Legacy of Voluntarism: International Adoption in the Twenty-First Century 218
- Appendix. Selected Immigration Legislation and Refugee Action Chronology, 1945–1976 227
- Notes 229
- Select Bibliography 279
- Index 285
- Acknowledgments 295
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Abbreviations ix
- Introduction. The Interest of Many: The Foundations of International Adoption 1
- Chapter 1. “Babyselling Rings,” “Adoption Mills,” and “Baby Rackets”: Formalizing Policies and Manufacturing Markets 15
- Chapter 2. “An International Baby Hunt”: The “Gray Market” in Greece 34
- Chapter 3. “The Great Heart of America”: Volunteer Humanitarians and Korean Adoptions 70
- Chapter 4. Coming Out of the Shadows: Adoptive Parents as Public Figures 105
- Chapter 5. A New Kind of Racial Alchemy: International Development, Transracial Adoption, and the Vietnam War 142
- Chapter 6. “Children of Controversy”: Operation Babylift and the Crisis of Humanitarianism 181
- Epilogue. The Legacy of Voluntarism: International Adoption in the Twenty-First Century 218
- Appendix. Selected Immigration Legislation and Refugee Action Chronology, 1945–1976 227
- Notes 229
- Select Bibliography 279
- Index 285
- Acknowledgments 295