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Ignacio Martín-Baró’s Social Psychology of Liberation: Situated Knowledge and Critical Commitment Against Objectivism

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Jiménez-Domínguez, B. (2009). Ignacio Martín-Baró’s Social Psychology of Liberation: Situated Knowledge and Critical Commitment Against Objectivism. In: Sonn, C., Montero, M. (eds) Psychology of Liberation. Peace Psychology Book Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85784-8_2

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