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EMPIRICAL PAPER

Psychological concomitants and predictors of violence during political upheaval in Zimbabwe: A content analysis study

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Pages 77-95 | Received 21 Jul 2012, Accepted 13 Oct 2012, Published online: 23 Nov 2012

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