Children and the Geography of Violence

Name: Children and the Geography of Violence
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Children and the Geography of ViolenceWhy Space and Place Matter\nAuthor(s): Sheridan Bartlett\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138040878, 978-1138040878\nSynopsis\nViolence sabotages development, both childrens development and the development of the communities and neighbourhoods they rely on. There is abundant evidence of the deep and lasting harm that can be done. Violence breaks bodies and minds and exerts an insidious influence at every level. The effects are immediate but can also linger, damaging health, trust and capability, traveling through generations. This book argues that it is impossible to understand the violence in young childrens lives or to respond to it adequately without considering how embedded it is within their physical surroundings. The relations of power that are the context for violence within households, within communities and beyond are often expressed through control over space and t.