Small Wars: The Cultural Politics of Childhood

Bys: Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Carolyn Fishel Sargent

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Small Wars gathers together a hard-hitting series of essays that demonstrate how, at the close of the twentieth century, the world's children are affected by global political-economic structures and by everyday practices embedded in the micro-level interactions of local cultures. Perceived as avenging spirits of aborted fetuses in Japan; as obstacles to, or desired commodities of, narcissistic adult fulfillment in North America; as foot soldiers...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520209184

ISBN13:9780520209183

Release Date:January 1999

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:464 Pages

Weight:1.38 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Child Psychology Children's Studies Developmental Psychology Parenting & Relationships Politics & Social Sciences Psychology Social Sciences Sociology Specific Demographics

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