The Liberian civil war: New war/old war?

Global Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-88

  Bøås, Morten ^a  

^a Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL WAR; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; GEOPOLITICS; POLITICAL VIOLENCE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LIBERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 14844315083     PISSN: 13600826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360082042000316059     Document Type: Article

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