From wars to complex political emergencies: Understanding conflict and peace-building in the new world disorder

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-26

  Goodhand, Jonathan ^a   Hulme, David ^b  

^a c/o INTRAC ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; GEOPOLITICS; NEW WORLD ORDER; PEACE PROCESS;

EID: 0032928583     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436599913893     Document Type: Article

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