Vietnam's Children in a Changing World

In this ethnographic study, Rachel Burr draws on her daily observations of working children in Hanoi and argues that these youngsters are misunderstood by the majority of agencies that seek to help them. Offering a unique, firsthand look at the experiences of children in contemporary Vietnam, this b...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rutgers University Press 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Street children.
North and south.
Humanitarian assistance.
Children's rights.
Children > Social conditions.
Child welfare.
Child labor.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Enfants > Viêt-nam > Conditions sociales.
Enfants de la rue > Viêt-nam.
Enfants > Droits > Viêt-nam.
Enfants > Travail > Viêt-nam.
Aide humanitaire > Viêt-nam.
Nord-Sud.
Children > Vietnam > Social conditions.
Street children > Vietnam.
Children's rights > Vietnam.
Child labor > Vietnam.
Child welfare > Vietnam.
Humanitarian assistance > Vietnam.
Vietnam.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In this ethnographic study, Rachel Burr draws on her daily observations of working children in Hanoi and argues that these youngsters are misunderstood by the majority of agencies that seek to help them. Offering a unique, firsthand look at the experiences of children in contemporary Vietnam, this book also provides a broad analysis of how internationally led human rights agendas are often received at the local level.
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9780813539898

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