Child and the World: Child-Soldiers and the Claim for Progress

by Jana Tabak

Book Overview

However unthinkable child-soldiers may be within a generalized conception of childhood, they are not imaginary figures; rather, they are a constant in almost every armed conflict around the world. The participation of children in wars may question the idea of childhood as a "once-upon-a-time story with a happy and predictable ending," disrupting the (natural) idea of a protected and innocent childhood and also eliciting fear, uncertainty, revulsion,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820356409
• ISBN13: 9780820356402
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"