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Small arms : children and terrorism / Mia Bloom and John Horgan.
LIBRA HV6433.I742 B56 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bloom, Mia, 1968- author.
- Horgan, John, 1974- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child terrorists--Islamic countries.
- Child terrorists.
- Child suicide bombers--Islamic countries.
- Child suicide bombers.
- Children and terrorism--Islamic countries.
- Children and terrorism.
- Islamic countries.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 235 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- "Analyzes the mechanisms for the mobilization of children by terrorist organizations, contrasts children in terrorist movements with child soldiers, and discusses what strategies might be helpful for demobilizing and re-integrating these children back into society"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- What is a child?
- Child soldiers versus children in terrorist groups
- Learning to hate : socialization and cultural influences
- Pathways to involvement : coercion
- Pathways to involvement : consensus and cultures of martyrdom
- Experiences, apprenticeships, and careers in terror
- Leaving terrorism behind
- Conclusion : an end or a new beginning?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-226) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780801453885
- 0801453887
- OCLC:
- 1050142180
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