Apologies and the legacy of abuse of children in 'care'

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Skold, Johanna and Swain, Shurlee. (2015) Apologies and the legacy of abuse of children in 'care' Palgrave MacMillan.
AuthorsSkold, Johanna and Swain, Shurlee
Research GroupSchool of Arts
Year2015
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