Violence and the social construction of ethnic identity

International Organization

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 845-877

  Fearon, James D ^a   Laitin, David D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034368570     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/002081800551398     Document Type: Review

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