ENGLISH

Enemy Lines: Warfare, Childhood, and Play in Batticaloa (Philip E. Lilienthal Books)

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
0520245164, 9780520245167, 9781429471763
LCC
DS432.T3 T728 2007
Open Library ID
OL17985544M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1403830 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
320\321
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Enemy Lines captures the extraordinary story of boys and girls coming of age during a civil war. Margaret Trawick lived and worked in Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka, where thousands of youths have been recruited into the Sri Lankan armed resistance movement known as the Tamil Tigers. This compelling account of her experiences is a powerful exploration of how children respond to the presence of war and how adults have responded to the presence of children in this conflict. Her beautifully written account, which includes voices of the teenagers and young adults who have joined the Tamil Tigers, brings alive a region where childhood, warfare, and play have become commingled in a world of continuous uncertainty.

Similar books