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Destroying the World to Save It

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Lifton, R.J. (2007). Destroying the World to Save It. In: Drožđek, B., Wilson, J.P. (eds) Voices of Trauma. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69797-0_3

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