High Hopes, Grim Reality: Reintegration and the Education of Former Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone
2008; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 52; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1086/591298
ISSN1545-701X
AutoresTheresa S. Betancourt, Stephanie Simmons, Ivelina Borisova, Stephanie Erin Brewer, Uzo Iweala, Marie de la Soudière,
Tópico(s)Peacebuilding and International Security
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