Identity, conflict, and coexistence: Life stories of Israeli and Palestinian adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 323-369

  Hammack, Phillip L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Culture; Identity; Ideology; Israeli Palestinian conflict; Narrative

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745456781     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558406289745     Document Type: Review

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