Development denied: Autocratic militarism in post-election Zimbabwe

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 32, Issue 104-105, 2005, Pages 341-357

  Bracking, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; MILITARY INTERVENTION; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; STATE ROLE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 27144457715     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056240500329361     Document Type: Review

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