Humanitarianism transformed

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 723-740

  Barnett, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33645132617     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592705050401     Document Type: Article

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