Lessons and controversies: Planning and executing immediate relief in the aftermath of the war in Iraq

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 4-5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 797-814

  Burkle Jr , Frederick M ^a   Woodruff, Bradley A ^b   Noji, Eric K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; MILITARY APPLICATION; PLANNING METHOD; POLITICAL POWER; TERRORISM;

EID: 32144456999     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436590500128022     Document Type: Article

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