Introduction: Independent Children and their Fields of Relatedness

"The idea of this Special Focus first came to us while we were carrying out fundamental research about children in two different countries and contexts in Southeast Asia. While Silvia Vignato was enquiring about children’s rescue after the 2004 tsunami and the end of a 30-year long conflict in...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Bolotta, Silvia Vignato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ledizioni 2017-10-01
Series:Antropologia
Online Access:https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/antropologia/article/view/1286
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