Enemy Lines: Warfare, Childhood, And Play In Batticaloa
by Margaret Trawick /
2007 / English / PDF
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Enemy Lines
Enemy Lines captures the extraordinary story of boys and
girls coming of age during a civil war. Margaret Trawick lived
and worked in Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka, where thousands of
youths have been recruited into the Sri Lankan armed resistance
movement known as the Tamil Tigers. This compelling account of
her experiences is a powerful exploration of how children respond
to the presence of war and how adults have responded to the
presence of children in this conflict. Her beautifully written
account, which includes voices of the teenagers and young adults
who have joined the Tamil Tigers, brings alive a region where
childhood, warfare, and play have become commingled in a world of
continuous uncertainty.
captures the extraordinary story of boys and
girls coming of age during a civil war. Margaret Trawick lived
and worked in Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka, where thousands of
youths have been recruited into the Sri Lankan armed resistance
movement known as the Tamil Tigers. This compelling account of
her experiences is a powerful exploration of how children respond
to the presence of war and how adults have responded to the
presence of children in this conflict. Her beautifully written
account, which includes voices of the teenagers and young adults
who have joined the Tamil Tigers, brings alive a region where
childhood, warfare, and play have become commingled in a world of
continuous uncertainty.
