Accidents don't just happen: The liberal politics of high-technology 'humanitarian' war

Millennium: Journal of International Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 595-616

  Owens, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4644263481     PISSN: 03058298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03058298030320031101     Document Type: Article

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