"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. This ancient proverb of the Kikuyu people, a tribal group in Kenya, Africa, is as true today as when the words were first spoken, perhaps thousands of years ago. Its essence is simplicity: when the large fight, it is the small who suffer most. And when it comes to war, the smallest, the most vulnerable, are the children. When Elephants Fight presents the stories of five children from five very different and distinct conflicts. Along with these very personal accounts, the book also offers brief analyses of the history and geopolitical issues that are the canvas on which these conflicts are cast. When Elephants Fight is about increasing awareness. For the future to be better than the past, better than the present, we must help equip our children with an awareness and understanding of the world around them and their ability to bring about change. Gandhi stated, ""If you are going to change the world, start with the children."""
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 305.23086/949
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781551439020 9781551439006
- LCCN
- HQ784.W3
- LCCN Item number
- W35 2008eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (89 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00223624 (OCoLC)754774609 (CaOOCEL)428244
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 6
- FOREWORD 8
- INTRODUCTION 11
- UGANDA 15
- JIMMY: WALKING AWAY FROM DANGER 15
- FOLLOW-UP JIMMY 24
- REPUBLIC OF UGANDA 20
- HISTORY 25
- THE CONFLICT 26
- CHILD SOLDIERS 28
- SRI LANKA 31
- ANNU: BORN IN A WAR ZONE 31
- FOLLOW-UP ANNU 38
- DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA 36
- HISTORY 39
- THE CONFLICT 41
- TAMIL TIGERS—TERRORISTS OR FREEDOM FIGHTERS? 44
- INDIAN CONNECTION 45
- RELIGION 46
- AFGHANISTAN 47
- FAROOQ: HOME UNDER FIRE 47
- FOLLOW-UP FAROOQ 52
- AFGHANISTAN 50
- HISTORY 53
- SOVIET INVOLVEMENT 1979–1989 54
- AFTER THE SOVIET WITHDRAWAL 1989–1992 56
- THE TALIBAN 56
- THE TALIBAN IN POWER 1998–2001 57
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 58
- NATO 60
- ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS AND LANGUAGE DIVISIONS 61
- POVERTY 62
- BOSNIA 63
- NADJA: LIFE IN SNIPER ALLEY 63
- FOLLOW-UP NADJA 72
- BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 66
- HISTORY OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 73
- 1945–1981 74
- 1991–2007 75
- RELIGION 76
- DIFFERENCES/SIMILARITIES 77
- CLEAN THE FIELD 77
- THE SUDAN 79
- TOMA: HOW COULD SO MUCH BE LOST SO QUICKLY? 79
- FOLLOW-UP TOMA 86
- REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN 82
- GEOGRAPHY 87
- HISTORY 87
- RECENT HISTORY 88
- THE CRISIS IN DARFUR 90
- ANIMISM 93
- COLONIALISM AND ITS ONGOING INFLUENCE IN AFRICA 93
- AFTERWORD 95
