Remembering Intergroup Conflict

The Oxford Handbook of Intergroup Conflict

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bilali, Rezarta ^a   Ross, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apologies; Harm doing; Historical injustices; Historical memories; Intergroup conflict; Reconciliation; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871585164     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199747672.013.0008     Document Type: Chapter

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