Towards a social psychology of extreme situations: Primo Levi's if this is a man and social identity theory

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 239-258

  Volpato, Chiara ^a   Contarello, Alberta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033084415     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199903/05)29:2/3<239::AID-EJSP926>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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