Theory and evidence in international conflict: A response to de marchi, gelpi, and grynaviski

American Political Science Review

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 379-389

  Beck, Nathaniel ^a   King, Gary ^b   Zeng, Langche ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3042806894     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055404001212     Document Type: Review

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