Description |
xiv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents |
1. Child victims, young combatants -- 2. Entry into armed groups -- 3. Inside armed groups -- 4. Girl soldiers -- 5. Health and HIV/AIDS -- 6. The invisible wounds of war -- 7. Putting down the gun -- 8. The transition to civilian life -- 9. Community reconciliation, justice, and protection -- 10. Prevention |
Summary |
Human rights activists, physicians and citizens around the world recognise the need to find effective interventions for child soldiers but up to now we have lacked systematic information about them. Wessells discusses all of the major concerns: how boys and girls are recruited or enticed into guerrilla groups |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275) and index |
Subject |
Child soldiers.
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World politics -- 21st century.
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LC no. |
2006049507 |
ISBN |
0674023595 |
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9780674023598 |
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