The oppressed, the suspect, and the citizen: Subjectivity in competing accounts of political violence

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-94

  Coutin, Susan Bibler ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035590049     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2001.tb00171.x     Document Type: Article

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