{"product_id":"child-soldiers-in-africa-paperback","title":"Child Soldiers in Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlcinda Honwana\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung people have been at the forefront of political conflict in many parts of the world, even when it has turned violent. In some of those situations, for a variety of reasons, including coercion, poverty, or the seductive nature of violence, children become killers before they are able to grasp the fundamentals of morality. It has been only in the past ten years that this component of warfare has captured the attention of the world. Images of boys carrying guns and ammunition are now commonplace as they flash across television screens and appear on the front pages of newspapers. Less often, but equally disturbingly, stories of girls pressed into the service of militias surface in the media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA major concern today is how to reverse the damage done to the thousands of children who have become not only victims but also agents of wartime atrocities. In \u003ci\u003eChild Soldiers in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, Alcinda Honwana draws on her firsthand experience with children of Angola and Mozambique, as well as her study of the phenomenon for the United Nations and the Social Science Research Council, to shed light on how children are recruited, what they encounter, and how they come to terms with what they have done. Honwana looks at the role of local communities in healing and rebuilding the lives of these children. She also examines the efforts undertaken by international organizations to support these wartime casualties and enlightens the reader on the obstacles faced by such organizations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlcinda Honwana is Professor and Chair in International Development, The Open University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757734363424,"sku":"9780812219876","price":43.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9194c8b79a5cfbb894f3684f1c265cae.webp?v=1780110426","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/child-soldiers-in-africa-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}