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Informationen zum Autor Jessaca B. Leinaweaver Klappentext "In this highly readable, quite original study of the practice of child circulation, Jessaca B. Leinaweaver discusses the social, economic, racial, gender, legal, and moral contours of that practice; locates it in a complex web of local, regional, and national vectors of culture and power; and offers a nuanced interpretation of it as neither entirely benevolent nor completely exploitative. Leinaweaver is respectful and empathetic, and her book is rich in ethnographic information, thick descriptions, and personal stories."--Carlos Aguirre, author of "The Criminals of Lima and Their Worlds: The Prison Experience, 1850-1935 " Zusammenfassung Explores "child circulation!" informal arrangements in which indigenous Andean children are sent by their parents to live in other households. This title demonstrates that such an understanding of the practice is simplistic and misleading. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Series vii Acknowledgments ix A Note on Translation xiii Introduction: Moving Children in Ayacucho 1 1. Ayacucho: Histories of Violence and Ethnography 21 2. International Adoption: The Globalization of Kinship 37 3. Puericulture and Andean Orphanhood 61 4. Companionship and Custom: The Mechanics of Child Circulation 81 5. Superación: The Strategic Uses of Child Circulation 105 6. Pertenecer: Knowledge and Kinship 134 7. Circulating Children, at Home and Abroad 154 Glossary 163 Notes 165 Bibliography 195 Index 213
