Building reputation: Why governments fight some separatists but not others

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 313-330

  Walter, Barbara F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33645321412     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2006.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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