Caught between the ethnic sides: Children growing up in a divided post-war community

The war-related process of disintegration of a highly integrated and multi-ethnic community is described using a series of studies done in the city of Vukovar (Croatia) as a case example. After analyzing the key points of the community social breakdown, the three roots of ongoing ethnic division are...

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Matična publikacija: International Journal of Behavioral Development
32 (2008), 4 ; str. 337-347
Glavni autori: Ajduković, Dean (-), Čorkalo Biruški, Dinka (Author)
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
Online pristup: Elektronička verzija članka
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