Until I find you : disappeared children and coercive adoptions in Guatemala / Rachel Nolan.

"During Guatemala's decades-long civil war, tens of thousands of children, many of them Indigenous Maya, were coerced or kidnapped from their homes. They became commodities in a booming private adoption business, and most wound up in the United States. Rachel Nolan explores the human toll of a globa...

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Main Author: Nolan, Rachel (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Adoption > Corrupt practices > Guatemala.
Intercountry adoption > Guatemala.
Interracial adoption > Guatemala.
Wrongful adoption > Guatemala.
Adoption agencies > Guatemala.
Disappeared persons > Guatemala.
Indigenous children > Guatemala.
Guatemala > History > Civil War, 1960-1996.
Adoption > Pratiques déloyales > Guatemala.
Adoption internationale > Guatemala.
Personnes disparues > Guatemala.
Guatemala > Histoire > 1960-1996 (Guerre civile)
Adoption interraciale > Guatemala.
Adoption forcée > Guatemala.
Services d'adoption > Guatemala.
Enfants des Peuples autochtones > Guatemala.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Adoption agencies.
Adoption > Corrupt practices.
Disappeared persons.
Indian children.
Intercountry adoption.
Interracial adoption.
Wrongful adoption.
Guatemala.
1960-1996
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:309 pages : black and white illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"During Guatemala's decades-long civil war, tens of thousands of children, many of them Indigenous Maya, were coerced or kidnapped from their homes. They became commodities in a booming private adoption business, and most wound up in the United States. Rachel Nolan explores the human toll of a global industry that thrives on exploitation"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:HV875.5 .N65 2024
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674270350
0674270355