{"product_id":"stolen-youth-catherine-cook-9780745321622","title":"Stolen Youth: The Politics of Israel's Detention of Palestinian Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStolen Youth\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to explore Israel's incarceration of Palestinian children. Based on first-hand information from international human rights groups and NGO workers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it also features interviews with children who have been imprisoned. The result is a disturbing and often shocking account of the abuses that are being carried out by Israel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book presents a critical analysis of the international legal framework and the UN system, arguing that a major failure of these instuitutions is their appeal to neutrality while ignoring the reality of power. The book attempts to address the inadequacy of these institutions by placing the issue of Palestinian child prisoners within the framework of Israeli strategy and the overall system of control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStolen Youth\u003c\/i\u003e outlines Israel's system of institutionalized discrimination and state torture, challenges the legitimacy of Israel's 'security' argument, and argues that Israel's treatment of Palestinian detainees forms one pillar of a policy designed to quash resistance to the occupation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Cook,Adam Hanieh,Adah Kay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745321623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745321622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.72h x 5.28w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 79","brand":"Catherine Cook","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065082818815,"sku":"9780745321622","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4860d5db-2291-4375-8524-af4a8f9cca8f.jpg?v=1768672869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stolen-youth-catherine-cook-9780745321622","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}