{"product_id":"the-circulation-of-children-9780822341819","title":"The Circulation of Children","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores 'child circulation,' informal arrangements in which indigenous Andean children are sent by their parents to live in other households. This book describes how child circulation is intimately linked to survival in the city, which has had to withstand colonialism, and economic isolation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Circulation of Children\u003c\/i\u003e is a real contribution to several fields, including kinship studies and Andean studies. Jessaca B. Leinaweaver has done substantial fieldwork in an important region of South America on a topic of great current interest and lasting scholarly importance.”—\u003cb\u003eMary Weismantel\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eCholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.”—\u003cb\u003eCarlos Aguirre\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Criminals of Lima and Their Worlds: The Prison Experience, 1850–1935 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Series vii\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Translation xiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Moving Children in Ayacucho 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Ayacucho: Histories of Violence and Ethnography 21\u003cbr\u003e 2. International Adoption: The Globalization of Kinship 37\u003cbr\u003e 3. Puericulture and Andean Orphanhood 61\u003cbr\u003e 4. Companionship and Custom: The Mechanics of Child Circulation 81\u003cbr\u003e 5. \u003ci\u003eSuperación\u003c\/i\u003e: The Strategic Uses of Child Circulation 105\u003cbr\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003ePertenecer\u003c\/i\u003e: Knowledge and Kinship 134\u003cbr\u003e 7. Circulating Children, at Home and Abroad 154\u003cbr\u003e Glossary 163\u003cbr\u003e Notes 165\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 195\u003cbr\u003e Index 213","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406050435415,"sku":"9780822341819","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822341819.jpg?v=1730494362","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-circulation-of-children-9780822341819","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}