From Orphan to Adoptee
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > History and Archaeology > History > History: specific events and topics > Social and cultural history > From Orphan to Adoptee: U.S. Empire and Genealogies of Korean Adoption(Difference Incorporated)
From Orphan to Adoptee: U.S. Empire and Genealogies of Korean Adoption(Difference Incorporated)

From Orphan to Adoptee: U.S. Empire and Genealogies of Korean Adoption(Difference Incorporated)


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

SooJinPate explores the ways Korean children were employed by the U.S. nationstate to promote the myth of American exceptionalism, to expandU.S. empire during the Cold War, and to solidify notions of the American family.In From Orphan to Adoptee we see how Korean adoption became the crucible in whichtechnologies of the U.S. empire were invented and honed.

Table of Contents:
Contents Introduction: Challenging the Official Story of Korean Adoption1. Militarized Humanitarianism: Rethinking the Emergence of Korean Adoption2. Gender and the Militaristic Gaze3. Marketing the Social Orphan4. Normalizing the Adopted Child5. "I Want My Head to Be Removed": The Limits of NormativityEpilogue: Tracing Other Genealogies of Korean Adoption AcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

About the Author :
SooJin Pate is visiting assistant professor at Macalester College, where she teaches critical race theory, immigration, and postcolonial approaches to the study of U.S. history and culture.

Review :
"Complicating existing studies on Korean adoption and Cold War militarism, From Orphan to Adoptee shows how practices of transnational adoption required first the production of the ‘orphan’ as an available commodity open to transfer. ‘Orphans’ need not be parentless at all. By demonstrating that ‘orphans’ were made through various forms of militarized humanitarianism in the years leading up to the Korean War, Pate offers us a counter-history that profoundly changes our understandings of the relationship between U.S. empire and adoption. An original and exciting book." -Mark C. Jerng, University of California, Davis "Pate’s work is wide-ranging, highly compelling and certainly an incisive addition to American studies, transnational studies, and orphan/adoptee studies."-Asian American Literature Fans "Pate enlarges the critical lens on international adoption and U.S.-South Korean relations."-Diplomatic History


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780816683055
  • Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 248
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0816683050
  • Publisher Date: 01 Mar 2014
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Difference Incorporated
  • Sub Title: U.S. Empire and Genealogies of Korean Adoption


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
From Orphan to Adoptee: U.S. Empire and Genealogies of Korean Adoption(Difference Incorporated)
University of Minnesota Press -
From Orphan to Adoptee: U.S. Empire and Genealogies of Korean Adoption(Difference Incorporated)
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

From Orphan to Adoptee: U.S. Empire and Genealogies of Korean Adoption(Difference Incorporated)

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!