The legacy of war: Conceptualizing a 'culture of violence' to explain violence after peace accords

Round Table

Volumn 94, Issue 379, 2005, Pages 253-267

  Steenkamp, Chrissie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil war; Commonwealth; Culture; Culture of violence; Violence; Violent conflict

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; PEACE PROCESS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 19844383087     PISSN: 00358533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00358530500082775     Document Type: Article

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