Title: Child soldiers in the Western imagination : from patriots to victims /
Authors: Rosen, David M., 1944-
Year: 2015
Subjects: Child soldiers; Children and war; Child soldiers History.; Children and war History.; Child soldiers Case studies.; Children and war Case studies.; Children Cross-cultural studies; Child soldiers; Children; Children and war; Children Cross-cultural studies.
Abstract: Investigates why our cultural perception of the child soldier has changed radically since the Civil War, and addresses the realities of adolescents and pre-adolescents in combat.
Contents: A tale of two orphans -- The struggle over child recruitment -- Child soldiers in World War II -- The child soldier in popular culture -- Modern child soldiers -- The politics and culture of childhood vulnerability.