War and Peace: Possible Approaches to Reducing Intergroup Conflict

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-93

  Cohen, Taya R ^a   Insko, Chester A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84993811171     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6916.2008.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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