Extending political rights in the middle east: The case of Kuwait

Journal of Political and Military Sociology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-197

  Rizzo, Helen ^a   Meyer, Katherine ^b   Ali, Yousef ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

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EID: 41249085621     PISSN: 00472697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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