Child Soldiers: A Reference Handbook

by David M. Rosen

This book exposes the role of children in war, describing where, why, and how children are deployed, the attempts made by international organizations to protect children, and the underlying political and cultural issues that make this such a thorny issue.

In conflict-torn countries such as Myanmar and Uganda, the use of child soldiers in military and paramilitary operations continues to occur despite widespread condemnation and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598845268
• ISBN13: 9781598845266
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years