Adoption, Memory, and Cold War Greece: Kid Pro Quo?

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By Gonda Van Steen *95

Published Dec. 5, 2019

Gonda Van Steen *95, in the first book dedicated to dedicated to the vast adoption network in Greece following the Greek Civil War, analyzes the varied processes that placed more than 3,000 Greek children in American homes. Adoption, Memory, and Cold War Greece: Kid Pro Quo? (University of Michigan Press) raises ethical and historical questions regarding the money and humanitarian aims with Cold War Greek adoptions.

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