Voices of the Lost Children of Greece - Oral Histories of Cold War International Adoption

Voices of the Lost Children of Greece is a collection of essays from Greek-born adoptees in the 1950s after two consecutive wars that ravaged the country. Their stories will strike home the experience of international adoption, whose impact has been lifelong, but has not been properly measured, let alone acknowledged.

List of contents

Dedication; Foreword (by poet, writer and Greek-born adoptee Dr. Andrew Mossin); Introduction (by Dr. Mary Cardaras); Chapter One: Greek Adoptions in Historical Context (by Dr. Gonda Van Steen); Chapters 2-15 The Essays from 14 Writers (all with different titles); Chapter 16: Today and Afterward (by Dr. Mary Cardaras); Acknowledgements; About the Editor.

About the author

Dr. Mary Cardaras is the Director of The Demos Center at The American College of Greece in Athens. She holds a PhD in Public and International Affairs, and is a writer, journalist and documentary filmmaker. Mary is one of the so-called 'lost children of Greece', the first group of babies and children in history to be systematically exported from their country of origin. She has spoken about and has written numerous articles about Greek adoptees and is an advocate and activist for the human rights of all adoptees. She has written a novella called Ripped at the Root (2021), the story of a stolen baby from Greece, who was reunited with her birth parents and siblings after 42 years apart. Voices of the Lost Children of Greece has also been published in Greek by Potamos Publishers in Athens (2023).

Product details

• Authors: Mary Cardaras
• Assisted by: Mary Cardaras (Editor), Cardaras Mary (Editor), Mossin Andrew (Foreword), Van Steen Gonda (Introduction)
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9781839988042
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-804-2
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Adoption & Fostering, Sociology: family & relationships, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Social and cultural anthropology, Age groups: children, Adoption and fostering: advice, topics and issues, World War II and the Greek Civil War