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Children in Crisis: Ethnographic Studies in International Contexts: 105
Author(s): Manata Hashemi (Editor), Martín Sánchez-Jankowski
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 10 Jun. 2013
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 140 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415818060
- ISBN-13: 9780415818063
Book Description
This volume brings together ethnographers conducting research on children living in crisis situations in both developing and developed regions, taking a cross-cultural approach that spans different cities in the global North and South to provide insight and analyses into the lifeworlds of their young, at-risk inhabitants. Looking at the lived experiences of poverty, drastic inequality, displacement, ecological degradation and war in countries including Haiti, Argentina and Palestine, the book shows how children both respond to and are shaped by their circumstances. Going beyond conventional images of children subjected to starvation, hunger, and disease to build an integrated analysis of what it means to be a child in crisis in the 21st century, the book makes a significant contribution to the nascent field of study concerned with development and childhood. With children now at the forefront of debates on human rights and poverty reduction, there is no better time for scholars, policymakers and the general public to understand the complex social, economic and political dynamics that characterize their present predicaments and future life chances.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“I appreciate the opportunity to read this insightful publication. I recommend it to children’s studies practitioners in all disciplines, as well as those actively engaged in humanitarian aid and in equity programme delivery.” – Mavis Duncanson, University of Otago
About the Author
Manata Hashemi is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. She is also a Research Associate at the Center for Ethnographic Research at the University of California at Berkeley, where she holds a Ph.D. in sociology.
Martin Sanchez-Jankowski is professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.
