Shades of truth and lies: Interpreting testimonies of war and violence

Journal of Peace Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-241

  Fujii, Lee Ann ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fieldwork; Genocide; Narrative data; Post conflict; Rumors; Silences; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649247337     PISSN: 00223433     EISSN: 14603578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022343309353097     Document Type: Article

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