Children's Rights: Today's Global Challenge

John Wall

$36.00

Publication Date: October 12th, 2016

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN:

9781442249837

Pages:

198

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Description

This accessible book provides the first overview of the global movement of children's rights. It introduces readers to child rights in their theoretical, historical, cultural, political, and practical complexity. In the process, it examines key controversies about cultural relativism, globalization, power, gender, class, family relations, and more.This accessible book provides the first overview of the global movement of children's rights. It introduces readers to child rights in their theoretical, historical, cultural, political, and practical complexity. In the process, it examines key controversies about cultural relativism, globalization, power, gender, class, family relations, and more.

About the Author

John Wall is professor of religion, philosophy, and childhood studies at Rutgers University. He helped to start the first North American doctoral studies program in childhood studies, chaired the Childhood Studies and Religion Group at the American Academy of Religion, and serves on the boards of the Journal of Childhood and Religion and International Journal of Children's Rights. He is author or co-editor of several books, including Ethics in Light of Childhood and Children and Armed Conflict.