Children at War
P. W. Singer
(Author)
Description
From U.S. soldiers having to fight children in Afghanistan and Iraq to juvenile terrorists in Sri Lanka to Palestine, the new, younger face of battle is a terrible reality of 21st century warfare. Indeed, the very first American soldier killed by hostile fire in the "War on Terrorism" was shot by a fourteen-year-old Afghan boy. Children at War is the first comprehensive examination of a disturbing and escalating phenomenon: the use of children as soldiers around the globe. Interweaving explanatory narrative with the voices of child soldiers themselves, P.W. Singer, an internationally recognized expert in modern warfare, introduces the brutal reality of conflict, where children are sent off to fight in war-torn hotspots from Colombia and the Sudan to Kashmir and Sierra Leone. He explores the evolution of this phenomenon, how and why children are recruited, indoctrinated, trained, and converted to soldiers and then lays out the consequences for global security, with a special case study on terrorism. With this established, he lays out the responses that can end this horrible practice. What emerges is not only a compelling and clarifying read on the darker reality of modern warfare, but also a clear and urgent call for action.Product Details
Price
$35.94
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
April 10, 2006
Pages
280
Dimensions
6.24 X 9.22 X 0.68 inches | 0.87 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780520248762
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About the Author
P. W. Singer is a strategist and senior fellow at the New America Foundation, founder of the technology advisory firm NeoLuddite, the author of multiple award-winning books, and a contributing editor at Popular Science. He has been named by the Smithsonian Institution as one of the 100 leading innovators in the nation, by Defense News as one of the 100 most influential people in defense issues, and by Onalytica social media data analysis as one of the ten most influential voices in the world on cybersecurity. He has also appeared on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers list. Prior to his current position, Dr. Singer was the founding director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Brookings Institution. He was the youngest scholar named senior fellow in Brookings' ninety-eight-year history. Prior to that, he was the founding director of the Project on U.S. Policy Towards the Islamic World, where he was the organizer of the U.S.-Islamic World Forum, a global leaders conference. He has also worked for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. Dr. Singer received his PhD in government from Harvard and a BA from the Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton.
Reviews
"P.W. Singer's eye-opening book serves as a platform to reassess perceptions of modern warfare. In it, he expresses truths that most people would hesitate to mention. . . .Overall, it's more than an interesting read--it's an invaluable resource for the long term."