The arms trade and the incidence of political violence in sub-saharan Africa, 1967-97

Journal of Peace Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 693-710

  Craft, Cassady ^a   Smaldone, Joseph P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036853291     PISSN: 00223433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022343302039006003     Document Type: Article

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