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UNINA9910824380003321 |
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White Andrew <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Suffer the children : dispatches to and from the front line / / Andrew White |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-87498-5 |
9786612874987 |
1-4411-5452-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (141 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Children and war |
Children and violence |
War - Psychological aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 A Curious Childhood; 2 Josiah and Jacob; 3 Children of the Holy Land; 4 The Street Children of Baghdad; 5 The Children of St George's; 6 The Inner Circle, in their Own Words; 7 Dancing in Heaven; 8 The Children of Charlotte; 9 A Gift of the Holy Spirit |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Andrew White, the 'Vicar of Baghdad', is often in danger from bombs and bullets as he works tirelessly for peace and reconciliation in Iraq. Endlessly travelling between Britain, America and the Middle East (and coping with his own worsening multiple sclerosis), he is only too well acquainted with the violence and duplicity of the adult world. What keeps him going? Many people are surprised by his answer: . 'Children. Children who love me and children I love.'. In this remarkable book, he reflects for the first time on his own childhood and tells the stories of the children, from the . trauma |
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