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Irony and Conflict

Lessons from George Bernard Shaw’s Wartime Journey

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Hanson, M.H. (2005). Irony and Conflict. In: Wallace, D.B. (eds) Education, Arts, and Morality. Path in Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48671-7_2

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