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The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions.
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'In writing the first monograph on the history of adoption in England, Keating has opened up a significant new aspect of our understanding of family life in the 20th century for further research' - Reviews in History
About the author
JENNY KEATING has degrees from Sussex University, UK, and Monash University, Australia. She has been a museum curator, teacher, advice worker and journalist, and while living in Australia, worked as a commissioned historian. Since returning to the UK, she has completed a DPhil and is currently researching the history of history-teaching in schools.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Child for Keeps
Book Subtitle: The History of Adoption in England, 1918-45
Authors: Jenny Keating
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582842
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-51788-2Published: 11 December 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35555-6Published: 01 January 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-58284-2Published: 11 December 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 276
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Social History, Cultural History, Social Work, Children, Youth and Family Policy, Child Well-being