The importance of being asked: The rescue of Jews in Nazi Europe

Rationality and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 307-334

  Varese, Federico ^a   Yaish, Meir ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruism; Asking; Holocaust; Rescue of Jews; Situational factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034345512     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104346300012003003     Document Type: Article

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