Child Soldiers in the Western Imagination: From Patriots to Victims

by David M. Rosen

Book Overview

When we hear the term "child soldiers," most Americans imagine innocent victims roped into bloody conflicts in distant war-torn lands like Sudan and Sierra Leone. Yet our own history is filled with examples of children involved in warfare-from adolescent prisoner of war Andrew Jackson to Civil War drummer boys-who were once viewed as symbols of national pride rather than signs of human degradation.

In this daring new study, anthropologist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813563704
• ISBN13: 9780813563701
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary