A LONG WAY GONE – MEMOIRS OF A BOY SOLDIER/ISHMAEL BEAH

dc.creator	Gerhard Van Zyl
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:07:55Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:07:55Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/38-1-85
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f08cb4356f514dd5850b1378974a084b
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/7896
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f08cb4356f514dd5850b1378974a084b
dc.description	The relevance of a book review of a fictional account of the life story of a<br />child soldier in Sierra Leone for a journal such as Scientia Militaria is twofold: a)<br />Truth (reality) remains stranger (more horrific) than fiction; b) Based on national<br />foreign policy, the truth (realities) of Sierra Leone is by continental affiliation a<br />South African reality, and by micro-affiliation an SANDF reality.<br />This book challenges contemporary society, which is continuously bombarded<br />and often jaded by faceless or nameless graphic news scenes. Those portions of<br />society that remain blinded by prejudice and self-centred socio-political gaze to the<br />severity of these scenes, are now confronted with a face and a name: Ishmael Beah.<br />Physical combat methods to end human-on-human atrocities are welldocumented.<br />These methods, augmented by root-level resistance and general human<br />tenacity to overcome, often brought ends to what were at the height of their<br />existence perceived as endless oppressive reigns of varied proportions (World War<br />II, Apartheid, the Berlin Wall, Serbian rule, etc.).
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/85
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 38, Iss 1 (2011)
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	A LONG WAY GONE – MEMOIRS OF A BOY SOLDIER/ISHMAEL BEAH
dc.type	Article