An internationally recognized expert on 21st-century warfare looks at the useof children as soldiers in more than three-quarters of the world's conflicts, describing how children are indoctrinated and trained as soldiers, and how itcan be stopped. Illustrations.
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An internationally recognized expert on 21st-century warfare looks at the useof children as soldiers in more than three-quarters of the world's conflicts, describing how children are indoctrinated and trained as soldiers, and how itcan be stopped. Illustrations.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly worn & soiled in a mylar cover.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 6.54 X 1.04 X 9.51 inches; 288 pages; Great overall condition. Minor cosmetic wear. No noteworthy blemishes. No writing.; -We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
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Very Good Condition in Good jacket. Some shelf and corner wear. Text appears clean. Binding is very good. DJ has edge and corner wear and is wavy but looks good. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0375423494. ISBN/EAN: 9780375423499. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560789847.
Edition:
First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]
Publisher:
Pantheon Books
Published:
2005
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
14024060400
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Very good in very good jacket. xii, 269, [5] pages. Notes. Index. Inscribed on fep. DJ has slight wear and soiling, Children at War explored the rise of another new force in modern warfare, child soldier groups. Singer's work was the first book to comprehensively explore the compelling and tragic rise of child soldier groups and was recognized by the 2006 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book of the Year Award. His commentary on the issue was featured in a variety of venues ranging from National Public Radio and Fox News to Defense News and People magazine. Singer has served as a consultant on the issue to the U.S. Marine Corps and Congress, and the recommendations in his book resulted in changes in the UN peacekeeping training program. An accompanying A&E/History Channel documentary entitled Child Warriors was broadcast in 2008. P. W. Singer (born Peter Warren Singer, 1974) is an American political scientist, an international relations scholar and a preeminent specialist on 21st century warfare. He is currently Strategist for the New America Foundation and a contributing editor for Popular Science. Singer was Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he was Director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence. Prior to that, he was founding Director of the Project on U.S. Policy Towards the Islamic World at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings. He has also worked for the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, the Balkans Task Force in the U.S. Department of Defense, and the International Peace Academy. Singer received his Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University and an A.B. from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. At age 29, Singer became the youngest scholar named a Senior Fellow in the 99-year history of the Brookings Institution. He is considered one of the world's leading experts on changes in 21st century warfare and has written for many of the world's major media and journals, including the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, Current History, Survival, International Security, Parameters, Weltpolitik, and the World Policy Journal. He has been quoted in every major U.S. newspaper and news magazine and delivered talks at venues ranging from the U.S. Congress and Pentagon to more than 70 universities around the world. Singer has been named to the "Top 100 Global Thinkers" list by Foreign Policy. Defense News named him one of the 100 most influential people on defense issues He also served on the advisory group for Joint Forces Command, helping the U.S. military visualize and plan for the future. In 2015, he was named by Onalytica analysis as one of the ten most influential voices on cybersecurity. Singer served as coordinator of the Defense Policy Task Force for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. In addition to his work on conflict issues, Singer is a member of the State Department's Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy. Singer has provided commentary on military affairs for many of the major TV and radio outlet, including ABC News Nightline, Al Jazeera, BBC, CBS-60 Minutes, CNN, Fox, NPR, The Daily Show, and the NBC Today Show. He is also a founder and organizer of the U.S. -Islamic World Forum, a global conference that brings together leaders from across the United States and the Muslim world.
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