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Author Bloom, Mia, 1968- author.

Title Small arms : children and terrorism / Mia Bloom and John Horgan
Published Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 235 pages) : illustrations
Contents What is a child? -- Child soldiers versus children in terrorist groups -- Learning to hate : socialization and cultural influences -- Pathways to involvement : coercion -- Pathways to involvement : consensus and cultures of martyrdom -- Experiences, apprenticeships, and careers in terror -- Leaving terrorism behind -- Conclusion : an end or a new beginning?
Summary "Analyzes the mechanisms for the mobilization of children by terrorist organizations, contrasts children in terrorist movements with child soldiers, and discusses what strategies might be helpful for demobilizing and re-integrating these children back into society"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-225) and index
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Subject Child terrorists -- Islamic countries
Child suicide bombers -- Islamic countries
Children and terrorism -- Islamic countries
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Terrorism.
Child suicide bombers
Child terrorists
Children and terrorism
Islamic countries
Form Electronic book
Author Horgan, John, 1974- author.
ISBN 9781501712067
1501712063
9781501709425
1501709429