The nature of borders and international conflict: Revisiting hypotheses on territory

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 123-140

  Starr, Harvey ^a   Thomas, G Dale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; GIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POLITICAL BORDER; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 15044341183     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-8833.2005.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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