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Exploring the experiences of children encountering war and armed conflict, this book draws upon history, ethnography, sociology, literature, media studies, psychology, public policy, and other disciplines to address children as soldiers, refugees, and peace-builders within their social, cultural, and political contexts.

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Introduction: Broadening the Conversation; D.T.Cook & J.Wall PART I: CONTEXTUALIZING CHILDREN´S ARMED CONFLICT HISTORICALLY Girl Soldiers in World War; M.R.Higonnet ´What Good are the Words?´: Child Memoirs and Holocaust Fiction; A.Kertzer War Toys and the Transformation of Children´s Introduction to International Violence; G.Cross PART II: UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN´S ARMED CONFLICT EXPERIENCE Personal and Collective Psychosocial Resilience: The Implications for Children and Families who are Involved in War and Disasters; R.Williams & J.Drury Effects of War Experiences among Internally Displaced Children in South Darfur: Clinical Implications; D.Morgos Community Politics in Refugee Contexts: Young People, Networks and Decision-Making; C.Clark-Kazak Children as Victims of War: The Moral Economy of Care; C.Watters PART III: RETHINKING CHILDREN´S ARMED CONFLICT POLICY Playing Catch with a Hatchet: Integrating Children´s Knowledge into Post-War Peacebuilding; S.McEvoy-Levy Protection of Children in Disaster and War; L.T.E.Sarrouh & N.Boothby Child Soldiers: Protection or Responsibility; J.Rikhof The Reintegration of Formerly Recruited Girls: A Resilience Approach; M.Wessells Conclusion: Crossing Disciplines; J.Wall & D.T.Cook Index

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´This book is indispensible for anyone interested in the problem of children in war. It is a strikingly fresh collection of essays that brings a strong empirical and multidisciplinary approach to an issue dominated by ideology and rhetoric. Drawing on contemporary and historical examples from North America, Northern Ireland, Russia, France, Darfur, Sierra Leone and elsewhere the essays portray the lives of children in complex situations of armed conflict where they emerge as fully human heroes, soldiers, victims, agents, sufferers, patriots and perpetrators. The book is a splendid contribution to the study of children and childhood.´

- Professor David Rosen, Fairleigh Dickson University, USA

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