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Rediscovering Humanistic Psychology: Understanding Its Complicated History (Review of "Encountering America: Humanistic Psychology, Sixties Culture, and the Shaping of the Modern Self")

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  • Rocky Mountain Humanistic Counseling and Psychological Association

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The handbook of humanistic psychology: Leading edges of theory, research, and practice
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