Looting in the context of violent conflict: A conceptualisation and typology

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 857-870

  Mac Ginty, Roger ^a  

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SOCIAL CONFLICT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TYPOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33746385408     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: 13602241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143659042000231965     Document Type: Article

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