We thank Laurent Licata, Michał Bilewicz, and two anonymous reviewers, for their helpful comments on a previous draft of this paper.
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Moral Immemorial: The Rarity of Self-Criticism for Previous Generations’ Genocide or Mass Violence
Article first published online: 7 MAR 2013
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12002
© 2013 The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
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Leach, C. W., Zeineddine, F. B. and Čehajić-Clancy, S. (2013), Moral Immemorial: The Rarity of Self-Criticism for Previous Generations’ Genocide or Mass Violence. Journal of Social Issues, 69: 34–53. doi: 10.1111/josi.12002
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