Children and armed conflict [electronic resource] : cross-disciplinary investigations / edited by Daniel Thomas Cook, John Wall.
Cook, Daniel Thomas, 1961-; Wall, John, 1965-
2011
HQ784.W3 C45 2011eb
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Title Children and armed conflict [electronic resource] : cross-disciplinary investigations / edited by Daniel Thomas Cook, John Wall.
ISBN 9780230307698 (electronic book)
9780230274433
Publication Details Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 250 p.) : ill.
Call Number HQ784.W3 C45 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 303.6/6
Summary 'This book is indispensible for anyone interested in the problem of children in war. It is a strikingly fresh collection of essays that brings a strong empirical and multidisciplinary approach to an issue dominated by ideology and rhetoric. Drawing on contemporary and historical examples from North America, Northern Ireland, Russia, France, Darfur, Sierra Leone and elsewhere the essays portray the lives of children in complex situations of armed conflict where they emerge as fully human heroes, soldiers, victims, agents, sufferers, patriots and perpetrators. The book is a splendid contribution to the study of children and childhood.' - Professor David Rosen, Fairleigh Dickson University, USA.
Violence, conflict, and war challenge everyday understandings about the 'nature' of children and boundaries of childhood. In the disruption and destruction of the lives of children, their families and communities, childhood itself transforms and takes shape. Children, like others, are both subject to the consequences of war and actively involved in many aspects of conflict. They are and have been fighters, victims, refugees, peace-builders and reasons both to enter into and to end wars. Children and Armed Conflict explores the multi-faceted ways in which children have encountered armed conflict, illuminating their varied historical and contemporary roles. This book moves beyond the child simply as either 'victim' or 'soldier' by examining children's experiences of armed conflict in their broader historical, sociological, anthropological, literary, cultural, psychological, and public policy complexities.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Cook, Daniel Thomas, 1961-
Wall, John, 1965-
Series Studies in childhood and youth
Available in Other Form Children and armed conflict.
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Introduction : Broadening the Conversation / Daniel Thomas Cook and John Wall
Part I: Contextualizing Children's Armed Conflict Historically
Girl Soldiers in World War / Margaret R. Higonnet
"What Good are the Words?" : Child Memoirs and Holocaust Fiction / Adrienne Kertzer
War Toys and the Transformation of Children's Introduction to International Violence / Gary Cross
Part II: Understanding Children's Armed Conflict Experience
Personal and Collective Psychosocial Resilience : The Implications for Children and Families who are Involved in War and Disasters / Richard Williams and John Drury
Effects of War Experiences Among Internally Displaced Children in South Darfur : Clinical Implications / Dorothy Morgos
Community Politics in Refugee Contexts : Young People, Networks and Decision-Making / Christina Clark-Kazak
Children as Victims of War : The Moral Economy of Care / Charles Watters
Part III: Rethinking Children's Armed Conflict Policy
Playing Catch with a Hatchet : Integrating Children's Knowledge into Post-War Peacebuilding / Siobhan McEvoy-Levy
Protection of Children in Disaster and War / Layal T. E. Sarrouh and Neil Boothby
Child Soldiers : Protection or Responsibility / Joseph Rikhof
The Reintegration of Formerly Recruited Girls : A Resilience Approach / Michael Wessells
Conclusion : Crossing Disciplines / John Wall and Daniel Thomas Cook.

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