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Book SynopsisTrade Review"
Child Soldiers in the Western Imagination is fascinating for readers from different backgrounds, including sociology, law, history and anthropology. ... The accessible language makes Rosen’s book a singularly important source in understanding the complexities of child soldiering." * Children & Society *
"A leader in the reinvigoration of child and youth studies in US anthropology, Rosen offers a mature scholar's command of the issues … Working against the expected binary, Rosen combines history and anthropology to challenge the image of child soldiers as particularly African or as the product of a new barbarism in war ... Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." * CHOICE *
"Excellent, in-depth, and superbly written." * RALPH *
"Rosen leaves readers in no doubt as to the dangers of historical amnesia." * The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth *
"In this masterly volume Rosen brings meticulous scholarship to bear in a powerful narrative challenging advocates who mythologize the innocence of child combatants across the developing world today." -- Jo Boyden * University of Oxford *
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements
Chapter 1—A Tale of Two Orphans
Chapter 2—The Struggle over Recruitment
Chapter 3—Child Soldiers in World War II
Chapter 4—The Child Soldier in Popular Culture
Chapter 5—Modern Child Soldiers
Chapter 6—The Politics and Culture of Childhood Vulnerability
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
