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Pillars of the Nation

Kristen E. Cheney
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      How can children simultaneously be the most important and least powerful people in a nation? In this innovative ethnography of Ugandan children - the pillars of tomorrow's Uganda, according to the national youth anthem - Kristen E. Cheney answers this question by exploring the daily contradictions children face as they try to find their places amid the country's rapidly changing social conditions. Drawing on the detailed life histories of several children, Cheney shows that children and childhood are being redefined by the desires of a young country struggling to position itself in the international community. She moves between urban schools, music festivals, and war zones to reveal how Ugandans are constructing childhood as an empowering identity for the development of the nation. Moreover, through her analysis of children's rights ideology, national government strategy, and children's everyday concerns, Cheney also shows how these young citizens are vitally linked to the global political economy as they navigate pitfalls and possibilities for a brighter tomorrow.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Kristen E. Cheney EAN: 9780226102481 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 425 g HEIGHT: 22 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: The University of Chicago Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2007-10-01 CITY: GENRE: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies WIDTH: 16 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Uganda, Age groups: children, Anthropology

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      Kristen E. Cheney is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Dayton.
      How can children simultaneously be the most important and least powerful people in a nation? In this innovative ethnography of Ugandan children - the pillars of tomorrow's Uganda, according to the national youth anthem - Kristen E. Cheney answers this question by exploring the daily contradictions children face as they try to find their places amid the country's rapidly changing social conditions. Drawing on the detailed life histories of several children, Cheney shows that children and childhood are being redefined by the desires of a young country struggling to position itself in the international community. She moves between urban schools, music festivals, and war zones to reveal how Ugandans are constructing childhood as an empowering identity for the development of the nation. Moreover, through her analysis of children's rights ideology, national government strategy, and children's everyday concerns, Cheney also shows how these young citizens are vitally linked to the global political economy as they navigate pitfalls and possibilities for a brighter tomorrow.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Kristen E. Cheney EAN: 9780226102481 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 425 g HEIGHT: 22 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: The University of Chicago Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2007-10-01 CITY: GENRE: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies WIDTH: 16 cm SPINE:

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      Uganda, Age groups: children, Anthropology

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      Kristen E. Cheney is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Dayton.

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