Children's Rights and International Development

. Ed(s): Denov, Myriam; Maclure, Richard Alexander; Campbell, Kathryn

ISBN 10: 0230606822 / ISBN 13: 9780230606821

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

About this Item

A timely examination of the plight of children and youths in developing nations. The chapters strike a balance between diagnostic analysis of the conditions of risk, with prescriptive ideas for approaching and intervening with marginalized children. Editor(s): Denov, Myriam; Maclure, Richard Alexander; Campbell, Kathryn. Num Pages: 319 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508. . 2011. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Children's Rights and International Development
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230606822
• ISBN 13: 9780230606821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

A timely examination of the plight of children and youths in developing nations. The chapters strike a balance between diagnostic analysis of the conditions of risk, with prescriptive ideas for approaching and intervening with marginalized children.

About the Author

MYRIAM DENOV Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at McGill University, Canada. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she was a Commonwealth Scholar. She is the author of Child Soldiers: Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front (Cambridge University Press).

RICHARD MACLURE Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and has published widely on issues pertaining to international education and the circumstances of youth in developing countries.

KATHRYN CAMPBELL Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She conducts research and teaches in the field of social justice.