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Telling Young Lives

Portraits of Global Youth

Jane Dyson editor Craig Jeffrey editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Temple University Press,U.S.

Published:15th Sep '08

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Presents ethnographically informed portraits of young people facing rapid changes in society and politics from different parts of the world. This work provides insights into the active and creative ways these youths address social and political challenges such as war, hunger and homelessness.Examines the changing political and social strategies of contemporary young people around the globe

"Telling Young Lives provides us with thirteen in depth portraits of young people around the globe, as they navigate their way through homelessness, precarious labor, ethnic conflict, religious persecutions and simple everyday challenges of growing up. Told in rich, often lyrical detail, and through the voices of these young people themselves, each narrative is supplemented with suggested additional scholarly readings. Telling Young Lives provides the reader with a compelling introduction into the politics of everyday life as shaped and experienced by contemporary young people. A great read."
Sue Ruddick, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Toronto

ISBN: 9781592139309

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm

Weight: unknown

232 pages