Hegemony, modernisation and post-war reconstruction

Global Society

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 521-537

  Jacoby, Tim ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEGEMONY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; MODERNIZATION; NATIONAL SECURITY; POST-WAR; RECONSTRUCTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35048851474     PISSN: 13600826     EISSN: 1469798X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600820701562751     Document Type: Article

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