Mother Metropole: Adoptions of Rwandan Minors in Postcolonial Belgium (1970-1994)
Despite Africa’s position as today’s primary ‘donor’ of adoptable children, the historiography on the development of adoption networks on the African continent is close to non-existent. Even fewer publications elaborate on the missionary and religious roots of transnational adoptions in Africa. This article investigates transnational adoption practices of Rwandan and, to a lesser extent, Burundian minors in postcolonial Belgium (1970-1994). Additionally, it explicates continuities and departures with regards to colonial child separation practices in the former Belgian mandate territory Ruanda-... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, Vol 135, Iss 3-4 (2020) |
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Schlagwörter: | History of Low Countries - Benelux Countries / DH1-925 |
Sprache: | Englisch Niederländisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26612460 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doaj.org/article/23eb13f9b93746ff870b2beffd821559 |