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The claim that friendship has a larger and more public significance beyond what it means for individuals is at the heart of this book. For over three centuries, scholars have described friendship as a private and individual relationship.
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Wilkinson, J. (2019). Introduction: The Public Life of Friendship. In: The Public Life of Friendship . Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03161-9_1
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