Political Islam, clash of civilizations, U.S. dominance and Arab support of attacks on America: A test of a hierarchical model

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 723-736

  Mostafa, Mohamed M ^a   Al Hamdi, Mohaned T ^b  

^a SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 34447554533     PISSN: 1057610X     EISSN: 15210731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10576100701435779     Document Type: Article

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