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Collective Violence, Xenophobia, Pogroms, Genocide

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Where Does Violence Come From?

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The greatest catastrophes of mankind have been caused by collective violence in the form of wars and genocide.

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Bogerts, B., Steinmetz, C. (2021). Collective Violence, Xenophobia, Pogroms, Genocide. In: Where Does Violence Come From?. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81792-3_18

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