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- ↑ Pierpaolo Antonello (2009). "Narratives of Sacrifice: Pasolini and Moro". In Pierpaolo Antonello; Alan O'Leary (eds.). Imagining Terrorism. The Rhetoric and Representation of Political Violence in Italy 1969-2009. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315092799. ISBN 9781315092799.
