Paradoxes and challenges of transitional justice at the 'local' level: Historical enquiries in Northern Ireland

Twenty-First Century Society

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-105

  Lundy, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 82455249132     PISSN: 17450144     EISSN: 17450152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450144.2010.534495     Document Type: Article

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