War and insecurity: Legacies of Northern and Southern state formation

Review of International Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 307-326

  Dannreuther, Roland ^a  

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EID: 34250200127     PISSN: 02602105     EISSN: 14699044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0260210507007528     Document Type: Review

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