Interethnic friendship, trust, and tolerance: Findings from two north Iraqi cities

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1650-1694

  Rydgren, Jens ^a   Sofi, Dana ^a   Hällsten, Martin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84879587340     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669854     Document Type: Article

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