A work in progress
Subtitle: the prospects and potential of the world's youth
By: editors, Current history ; with an introduction by Michelle Gavin.
Publisher: International Debate Education Association
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
ISBN-13: 9781932716443
Subjects: Youth -- Social conditions; Youth -- Social life and customs; Youth development
Other titles: Current history (New York, N.Y. : 1941)
Description: "In this collection of eight articles, originally published as a series in Current History, a diverse group of writers explores the preferences, aspirations, and frustrations of young people in specific geographic and thematic contexts, providing real insight into the complexities of the modern youth experience, as well as the transformational potential and the special vulnerabilities of youth."--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: Little emperors or frail pragmatists : China's '80ers generation / Yunxiang Yan; title: India's remix generation / Rashmi Bansal; title: Conservative vangard? : the politics of new Russia's youth / Thomas J. Garza; title: The long and leisurely route : coming of age in Europe today / Jeffrey Jensen Arnett; title: Africa's restless youth / Michelle Gavin; title: For poor countries' youth dashed hopes signal danger ahead / Richard Curtain; title: Toy soldiers : the youth factor in the war on terror / Cheryl Benard; title: Youth, violence, and democracy / Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro.