The Circulation of Children: Kinship, Adoption, and Morality in Andean Peru

by Jessaca B. Leinaweaver

Book Overview

In this vivid ethnography, Jessaca B. Leinaweaver explores "child circulation," informal arrangements in which indigenous Andean children are sent by their parents to live in other households. At first glance, child circulation appears tantamount to child abandonment. When seen in that light, the practice is a violation of international norms regarding children's rights, guidelines that the Peruvian state relies on in regulating legal adoptions. Leinaweaver...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822341972
• ISBN13: 9780822341970
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"