The psychological uses of ruthlessness in a children's fantasy tale: Beatrix potter and the tale of peter rabbit

Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-189

  Robertson, Judith P ^a   Gritziotis, Eugenia ^a   Campbell, Tony ^a  

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EID: 12944283634     PISSN: 1358684X     EISSN: 14693585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13586840050137946     Document Type: Article

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