Adoption : a reference handbook / Barbara A. Moe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moe, Barbara A.

Series:

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adoption--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Adoption.

United States.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xv, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2007]

Summary:

ABC-CLIO's Contemporary World Issues series comprises comprehensive, balanced, one-volume reference handbooks on important topics related to science, technology, and medicine; the environment; society; politics, law, and government; criminal justice; and gender and ethnicity.

Each volume offers: -- An authoritative introductory essay on the subject -- A chronology of events, legislation, movements, and initiatives -- Biographies of activists, advocates, and legislators -- A compilation of relevant facts in the form of tables, figures, and documents -- A directory of leading organizations and agencies -- An annotated list of print resources -- An annotated list of valuable nonprint resources, such as computer databases, information available on the Internet, and audiovisual materials -- A glossary of relevant terms -- A comprehensive subject index -- Well suited for circulating collections as well as reference shelves

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781598840292

1598840290

9781598840308

1598840304

OCLC:

79860557