Let's stick together: Understanding Africa's secessionist deficit

African Affairs

Volumn 104, Issue 416, 2005, Pages 399-427

  Englebert, Pierre ^a   Hummel, Rebecca ^b  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SECESSIONISM; SOVEREIGNTY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23844493412     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adi008     Document Type: Article

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