Vanguard or vandals : : youth, politics, and conflict in Africa / / edited by Jon Abbink, Ineke van Kessel.
This book contains a range of original studies on one of the major challenges in Africa today: the controversial role of youth in politics, conflict and rebellious movements. The issue is not only the drafting of child soldiers into insurgent armies or predatory militias, as in Somalia, Sierra Leone...
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| Superior document: | African dynamics, 4 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | African dynamics ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Notes: | Based on an African Studies Centre conference held in Leiden in April 2003. |
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| Summary: | This book contains a range of original studies on one of the major challenges in Africa today: the controversial role of youth in politics, conflict and rebellious movements. The issue is not only the drafting of child soldiers into insurgent armies or predatory militias, as in Somalia, Sierra Leone or Congo, but, more generally, that of the problematic insertion of large numbers of young people in the socio-economic and political order of post-colonial Africa. Even educated youths are being confronted with a lack of opportunities, blocked social mobility, and despair about the future. African |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1280867647 9786610867646 1429455020 9047407008 1433707047 |
| ISSN: | 1568-1777 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Jon Abbink, Ineke van Kessel. |