Rights, civil liberties, and democracy

Handbook of Moral Development, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 46-69

  Helwig, Charles C ^a   Ruck, Martin D ^b   Peterson Badali, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 85062525081     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203581957     Document Type: Chapter

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