Understanding recent African wars

Africa

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 442-454

  Peters, Krijn ^a   Richards, Paul ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; WAR;

AFRICA;

EID: 34548593594     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2007.0060     Document Type: Review

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