Description:Social scientists examining contemporary Africa take considerable pains to resist portraying Africa as nothing more than a land of victims unable to escape historical cycles of war, exploitation and tyranny. However, children are still frequently conceptualised as passive actors, mere extensions of adult societies and receptors of culture. The authors in this volume argue that children are dynamic contributors to the shaping of contemporary Africa. Through novel and unorthodox ethnographic research methods, each chapter provides insights into children s perspectives on kinship, work, caring, health, migration and conflict, shedding light on children s views and the vital roles they play in the emerging Africa of tomorrow.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Not Just a Victim: The Child as Catalyst and Witness of Contemporary Africa. To get started finding Not Just a Victim: The Child as Catalyst and Witness of Contemporary Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Not Just a Victim: The Child as Catalyst and Witness of Contemporary Africa
Description: Social scientists examining contemporary Africa take considerable pains to resist portraying Africa as nothing more than a land of victims unable to escape historical cycles of war, exploitation and tyranny. However, children are still frequently conceptualised as passive actors, mere extensions of adult societies and receptors of culture. The authors in this volume argue that children are dynamic contributors to the shaping of contemporary Africa. Through novel and unorthodox ethnographic research methods, each chapter provides insights into children s perspectives on kinship, work, caring, health, migration and conflict, shedding light on children s views and the vital roles they play in the emerging Africa of tomorrow.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Not Just a Victim: The Child as Catalyst and Witness of Contemporary Africa. To get started finding Not Just a Victim: The Child as Catalyst and Witness of Contemporary Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.