The Child Soldiers of Africa's Red Army: The Role of Social Process and Routinised Violence in South Sudan's Military (On Edge: Ethnographies and Theories of Threshold Phenomena)
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- Synopsis
- This book examines the role of social process and routinised violence in the use of underaged soldiers in the country now known as South Sudan during the twenty-two-year civil war between Sudan’s northern and southern regions. Drawing on accounts of South Sudanese who as children and teenagers were part of the Red Army—the youth wing of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)— the book sheds light on the organised nature of the exploitation of children and youth by senior adult figures within the movement. The book also includes interviews with several of the original Red Army commanders, all of whom went on to hold senior positions within the military and government of South Sudan. The author chronicles the cultural transformation experienced by members of the Red Army and considers whether an analysis of the processes involved in what was then Africa’s longest civil war can aid our understanding of South Sudan’s more recent descent into ethnicised conflict. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, anthropology and political science with interests in ethnography, conflict and the military exploitation of children.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 226 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781000513288
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780367742614, 9780367742607, 9781003156826
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 12/23/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Carol Berger
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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