Dangerous memories and reason in history

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Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-58

  Ostovich, Steven T ^a  

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EID: 34548768475     PISSN: 1567715X     EISSN: 15685241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568524054005212     Document Type: Article

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