{"product_id":"the-youngest-citizens-9781138745407","title":"The Youngest Citizens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Youngest Citizens\u003c\/em\u003e traces the historical evolution of children's rights in Latin America before turning its focus to the dramatic shift in discourse and policy experienced by the continent in the last 20 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the new global regime on childhood, child advocates' sustained efforts to influence domestic policy, the ongoing challenges they face, and the implications for democracy and citizenship in Latin America. Risley addresses the disconnect between rights granted and the realities that young people face through in-depth case studies of child advocacy and legislation to prove that rights in \u003ci\u003etheory\u003c\/i\u003e do not suffice; the status of children must be improved in \u003ci\u003epractice\u003c\/i\u003e. Key issues are discussed, such as child labor in Bolivia and Brazil, child soldiers in Colombia, child sexual exploitation in Costa Rica and Mexico, and unaccompanied child migrants detained at the United States' southern border. \u003ci\u003eThe Youngest Citizens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In just over a hundred pages, [Amy Risley] manages to summarize key currents in the general evolution of normative approaches to children and their place in South and Central American society, and to contextualize these within detailed accounts of particular topics and localities. An accessible and engaged description of key children’s rights issues and their relevance to Latin America, Risley’s \u003cem\u003eThe Youngest Children\u003c\/em\u003e deserves attention by teachers, journalists and other interested professionals concerned with the circumstances of some of the most vulnerable members of Latin American societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[…]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Youngest Citizens makes crystal clear, the contradictions and challenges remain pressing and urgent, for the still fragile democracies in Latin America and for all their citizens, old and young.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Review by Jacqueline Bhabha, ReVista, Harvard University, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: The Rights and Well-Being of Children in Latin America \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Children’s Rights are Human Rights: The Consolidation of a Global Childhood Regime \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: The Youngest Citizens: Children’s Rights in Argentina \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: The Youngest Citizens: Children’s Rights in Uruguay \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: The Youngest Laborers: Child Labor and Child Poverty in Latin America \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: The Youngest Laborers: Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Soldiering in Latin America \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: The Youngest Migrants: Children and Teens Seeking Entry Into the United States \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577845190999,"sku":"9781138745407","price":123.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138745407.jpg?v=1746096899","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-youngest-citizens-9781138745407","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}