Jamaican Dons, Italian godfathers and the chances of a 'reversible destiny'

Political Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 166-191

  Johnson, Hume N ^a   Soeters, Joseph L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b NETHERLANDS DEFENCE ACADEMY   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 38849153581     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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