Fatal transactions: Conflict diamonds and the (anti) terrorist consumer

Antipode

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 778-801

  Le Billon, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ETHNOPOLITICS; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; TERRORISM; TRADE POLICY; TRADE REFORM;

EID: 33746675670     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2006.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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