Turnings and epiphanies: Militarization, life histories, and the making and unmaking of two child soldiers in Sierra Leone

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 243-261

  Denov, Myriam ^a   Maclure, Richard ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 34248594668     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260601120187     Document Type: Article

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