Inclusive strategies for restraining aggressionlessons from classical Chinese culture

Asian Philosophy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-46

  Ferguson, R James ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0039270289     PISSN: 09552367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09552369808575470     Document Type: Article

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