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Autore |
Wheeler Jacob <1978-> |
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Titolo |
Between light and shadow [[electronic resource] ] : a Guatemalan girl's journey through adoption / / Jacob Wheeler ; foreword by Kevin Kreutner |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-09950-0 |
9786613099501 |
0-8032-3539-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (223 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Intercountry adoption - Guatemala |
Intercountry adoption - United States |
Adopted children - Guatemala |
Adopted children - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Prologue; Part 1. The Journey; 1. The Agony; 2. "Why Can't We?"; 3. The Relinquishment; 4. Shopping for Kids; 5. Forgotten Land; 6. An American Girl; Part 2. The Return; 7. Searching for Antonia; 8. The Meeting; 9. Sad Truth; 10. The Storm; 11. Reunion; 12. Escape; Epilogue; Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An investigation into the Guatemalan adoption industry and its relationship to the United States examining the experience and politics of a new industry shrouded in secrecy. |
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