The Importance of Being Ironic: A Postcolonial View on Critical International Relations Theory

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 385-417

  Krishna, Sankaran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 21144462527     PISSN: 03043754     EISSN: 21633150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030437549301800306     Document Type: Review

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