Commemorating narratives of violence: The Yitzhak Rabin memorial day in Israeli schools

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 245-268

  Vinitzky Seroussi, Vered ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Commemoration; Educational system; Israel; Memorial ceremonies; Narrative of violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347496165     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010726326748     Document Type: Article

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