Socio-Psychological Barriers to Peace Making: The Case of the Israeli Jewish Society

Social Issues and Policy Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-109

  Bar Tal, Daniel ^a   Halperin, Eran ^b   Oren, Neta ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650134057     PISSN: 17512395     EISSN: 17512409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-2409.2010.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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