Aboriginal and non-aboriginal Australia: The dilemma of apologies, forgiveness and reconciliation

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-36

  Mellor, David ^a   Bretherton, D ^b   Firth, Lucy ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PEACE PROCESS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34248630486     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0094022     Document Type: Article

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