{"product_id":"9781588262615","title":"Young Soldiers: Why They Choose to Fight","description":"Brett is with the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva; Specht is with the International Labour Organization. Based on interviews with 53 young soldiers and ex-soldiers from nine countries around the world who identify themselves as having \"volunteered\" for national armies, paramilitaries, rebel groups, or other armed groups, the authors bring together the under-18s' own views about why they are combatants. The text considers factors contributing to their joining up, including socioeconomic environment, vulnerable personal circumstances and triggers, and how these diverse factors interact; gender dimensions of the problem; how \"voluntary\" their participation really is; and recommendations for policy makers and workers in the field. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR  ","brand":"Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49787685535984,"sku":"9781588262615","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781588262615","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}