Adolescents and war how youth deal with political violence

Hundreds of thousands of children are forced or legally recruited combatants in no fewer than 70 warring parties across the world. In addition to these child soldiers, thousands of youth voluntarily participate in politically related conflict. Why, how, and in what capacities are such large numbers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Barber, Brian K., 1954- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press 2009.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:Hundreds of thousands of children are forced or legally recruited combatants in no fewer than 70 warring parties across the world. In addition to these child soldiers, thousands of youth voluntarily participate in politically related conflict. Why, how, and in what capacities are such large numbers of teenagers involved in war and how are they affected? Adolescents and War brings together world experts in an evidence-based volume to thoroughly understand and document the intricacies of youth who have had substantial involvement in political violence. Contributors argue that the assumption that
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (345 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190451141
9781282053793
9780199711109
9786612053795