{"product_id":"exploring-swedish-international-adoption-desire-transracial-bodies-and-nation-building-in-the-goodest-country-9783031388033","title":"Exploring Swedish International Adoption Desire: Transracial Bodies and Nation-Building in the 'Goodest' Country","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richey Wyver\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - Marriage \u0026amp; Family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a critical study of international adoption in Sweden, based on analysis of adoption-related texts, images and videos. The author argues that representations of adoption, and specifically of the bodies of international, transracial adoptees, are used to create and sustain myths of Swedish exceptionalism, concealing the nation's colonial, racist and eugenic histories. The book challenges the virtuous perception of international adoption, and exposes and critiques the underlying racism and violence of both the adoption industry and the shaping of Sweden as a 'good' nation. It will appeal to students and scholars of adoption and migration, as well as those engaged in anti-racism research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichey Wyver\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a Learning Designer and Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Having lived in Sweden for several years, he graduated with an MA in International Migration and Ethnic Relations from Malmö University, before pursuing aPhD in Sociology in Auckland. His doctoral research forms the basis of this book. Dr Wyver's research interests also cover racism and anti-racism, and environmental sociology and sustainability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45279014715543,"sku":"9783031388033","price":8814.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783031388033.webp?v=1769292468","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/exploring-swedish-international-adoption-desire-transracial-bodies-and-nation-building-in-the-goodest-country-9783031388033","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}